Pumpelly Basin Falls is a waterfall on meltwater of Pumpelly Glacier in Flathead County, Montana, in the Canadian Rockies region, with a total height of about 1,760 feet. It lies about 28.4 miles northeast of Columbia Falls and roughly 119.5 miles north of Missoula as the crow flies.
At 1,760 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 123 Montana waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 2nd. The tallest single drop is 720 feet. The water comes down as a segmented waterfall, splitting into two or more separate streams as it falls.
The Canadian Rockies in Montana are high, glaciated mountains of sharp peaks, cirques and U-shaped valleys with spruce-fir and lodgepole forest. Meltwater from snowfields and glaciers feeds spectacular cascades.
There are 48 recorded waterfalls in Flathead County. North Fork Thompson Creek Falls, is about 1.3 miles away. Waterfall 29 mi NE of Columbia Falls, is about 1.5 miles away. Waterfall 28 mi W of Browning, is about 1.6 miles away.
Pumpelly Basin Falls is located at 48.5859° N, 113.6513° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.