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Flathead Valley

Floor916 m3,005 ft
Depth
265 m
Rim
1,199 m
Length
19.6 km
Tonight
29°FPartly cloudy · Wind 2 mph E

Flathead Valley is up to 265 m deep: the rim reaches 1,199 m and the floor 916 m, along 19.6 km.

All facts
Floor
916 m
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Depth

Depth of Flathead Valley

Up to 265 m deep (typically 88 m) along the 19.6 km in view.

9001,0001,1001,200265 mrimfloor051019.6 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

3D map

Flathead Valley 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12 × 12 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Flathead Valley terrain and contours

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Flathead Valley elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Flathead Valley weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 29°F (-2°C) · 9% chance of precipitation · Wind 2 mph E

Flathead Valley forecast for about 933 m.

  • Tonight29°9%2 mph E
  • Sat27°50°2%2 mph S
  • Sun25°52°–3 mph NE
  • Mon30°53°31%1 mph NNE
  • Tue28°49°70%1 mph WSW
  • Wed23°47°40%2 mph NNE
  • Thu23°47°15%1 mph NE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 20:01 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Flathead Valley

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Flathead Valley, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    1.1 km SSW

    +1 more within 5.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Phillips Trailhead

    1.2 km SSW · +1 more within 5.5 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking1.1 km SSW
Phillips TrailheadTrailhead1.2 km SSW
Parking5.0 km NNE
Beardance TrailheadTrailhead5.5 km SSW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 82% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
81.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
16.1%
Steep, 30–45°
2.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
2.4% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
941 m low point 881 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 74.2%Grassland 19.0%Water 4.1%Built-up 1.4%Cropland 1.0%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 525 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Creeping mahonia32
  • White-tailed Deer30
  • Northern Red Belt30
  • Saskatoon21
  • Common yarrow20
  • Orange hawkweed20
Where it sits

Where Flathead Valley sits

Region
Montana24United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Flathead Valley downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-29)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia