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BWR (Class):

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Scenic Rating:
(graded on a curve)

61 / 100

   Grandeur:

10.5 / 35

   Scenery:

31.5 / 35

   Volume:

2 / 10

   Height:

8 / 10

   Width:

2 / 10

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Total Height:

1680 feet

512 meters

Tallest Single Drop:

1680 feet

512 meters

Number of Drops:

Waterfall Type:

Cascade

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Watercourse:

Seasonality:

Unknown

Seasons of Best Flow:

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Continent:

North America

Country:

USA

State / Province:

Montana

Locality:

Glacier National Park

Specific Location:

Ahern Glacier

Latitude / Longitude:

48.8368 / -113.7798

Related Maps:

USGS Ahern Pass at Topozone.com

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The meltwater of the Ahern Glacier drops over a cliff face in several streams to the waters of Helen Lake below. The total elevation loss from the toe of the glacier to the lake is about 2800'. The steepest vertical section of the side by side falls is the southernmost, dropping a virtually sheer 1680' to a talus slope that eventually drains into the lake.

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http://www.ship.edu/~cjwolt/geology/topo/gllab04.htm

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