West Vinemount Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

West Vinemount Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

Infobox Waterfall
name = Vinemount West Falls


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caption = Vinemount West Falls
location = Hamilton, Ontario
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type = Twin Classic
height = convert|9|m|ft|abbr=on
width = convert|3.4|m|ft|abbr=on
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watercourse = Unnamed Creek
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Vinemount West Falls is a 9 metre high talus ribbon cascade waterfall found on CN property in Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.cite web|publisher=(www.hamiltonnature.org/)| title =Hamilton Naturalist's Club: Protecting Nature since 1919| url=http://www.hamiltonnature.org/| accessdate = 2008-08-19]

Nearby attractions include the Bruce Trail, Vinemount Conservation Area, Dofasco 2000 Trail, Battlefield House Museum, Devil's Punch Bowl, Devil's Punch Bowl Conservation Area, Erland Lee House.cite book| title = Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition| publisher = Hamilton Conservation Authority| date = November 2007]

Directions

Inaccessible without permission from the owner. Half a kilometre east of "Jones Road" in Stoney Creek.

References

External links

* [http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/ Hamilton- "The Waterfall Capital of the World" (www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)]
* [http://www.brucetrail.org Bruce Trail (www.brucetrail.org)]
* [http://www.hamiltonpostcards.com/pages/waterfalls.html Vintage Postcards: Waterfalls in and around Hamilton, Ontario]

Maps

* [http://map.hamilton.ca/Static/PDFs/General%20Interest%20maps/Overall%20City/WaterfallMap.pdf Hamilton Waterfall Map PDF. (http://map.hamilton.ca)]
* [http://www.hamiltonnature.org/waterfalls/waterfalls.html
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