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Avalanche Creek
Part of Glacier National Park

Streams

Stream

Linear body of water flowing on the Earth's surface.
Related terms: anabranch, awawa, bayou, branch, brook, creek, distributary, fork, kill, pup, rio, river, run, slough
See also: Bends
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County

Flathead County, Montana
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
48.6805286°, -113.8201181°
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Elevation

3402 ft. (1037 m.)

Topographic Map

US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Avalanche Creek is covered by the Mount Cannon, MT US Topo Map quadrant

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Nearby Streams

Hidden Creek 1.4 mi
Logan Creek 4.0 mi
Haystack Creek 4.3 mi
Alder Creek 4.7 mi

Nearby Cities

Ely, NV 654 mi
Scipio, UT 657 mi
Manti, UT 659 mi
Fayette, UT 661 mi
Sterling, UT 664 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Avalanche Campground Man-made 0.3 mi
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Man-made 0.8 mi
Glacier National Park Man-made 0.9 mi
Avalanche Trail Man-made 1.0 mi
McPartland Mountain Land 2.1 mi

Nearby Photos

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Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is WEST GLAC which is approximately 15 miles away and has an elevation of 3,154 feet (248 feet lower than Avalanche Creek). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month Precip AVG High Temp AVG Low Temp
January 3.16" 29.3° 15.5°
February 2.19" 34.8° 18.7°
March 1.83" 43.1° 24.2°
April 1.78" 54.2° 30.3°
May 2.66" 64.5° 37.7°
June 3.22" 71.8° 44.1°
July 1.97" 78.9° 48.2°
August 1.67" 78.8° 47.4°
September 1.87" 67.1° 39.1°
October 2.07" 53.4° 31.7°
November 3.10" 37.0° 25.0°
December 3.22" 29.6° 18.0°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are lower than 88% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are lower than 61% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 63% of other locations on record.