Giant Springs
Giant Springs is a large first-magnitude spring located near Great Falls, Montana and is the central feature of Giant Springs State Park. Its water has a constant temperature of 54 °F and originates from snowmelt in the Little Belt Mountains, 60 miles away.Photo: Montanabw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Spring
- Description: spring in Montana, United States of America
- Also known as: “Big Mouth Spring”, “Big Spring”, “Fountain”, and “Large Fountain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rainbow Falls and Rainbow Dam.
Rainbow Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rainbow Falls is a waterfall on the Missouri River in Great Falls, Montana, just upstream from Crooked Falls and downstream from Colter Falls and Rainbow Dam.
Rainbow Dam
Dam
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rainbow Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Missouri River, 29 feet high and 1,055 feet long, located six miles northeast of Great Falls in the U.S. state of Montana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Black Eagle and Great Falls.
Black Eagle
Village
Black Eagle is a census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Black Eagle had a population of 949. It is a suburb of Great Falls. Black Eagle is situated 2½ miles west of Giant Springs.
Great Falls
Photo: Villian88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Great Falls is a city in Central Montana. It is the third most populous city in Montana with approximately 60,000 people. It is the hub for commercial and financial dealings in the center of the state.
Gibson Flats
Hamlet
Gibson Flats is a census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gibson Flats had a population of 203. It is part of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gibson Flats is situated 4½ miles south of Giant Springs.
Giant Springs
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cascade, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.53433° or 47° 32′ 4″ northLongitude
-111.23011° or 111° 13′ 48″ westElevation
3,245 feet (989 metres)Open location code
85VCGQM9+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4080811854OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Giant Springs” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Giant Springs”
- Danish: “Giant Springs”
- Swedish: “Giant Springs”
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