Ancaster Heights Falls

Ancaster Heights Falls
Location Hamilton, Ontario
Coordinates 43°14′24″N 79°57′47″W / 43.24000°N 79.96306°W / 43.24000; -79.96306Coordinates: 43°14′24″N 79°57′47″W / 43.24000°N 79.96306°W / 43.24000; -79.96306
Type Terraced Ribbon Cascade
Total height 13.4 m (44 ft)
Total width 1.8 m (5.9 ft)
Watercourse Tiffany tributary

Ancaster Heights Falls is a 13.4 metre high terraced ribbon cascade waterfall found in the Tiffany Falls Conservation Area in Ancaster, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[1]

Nearby attractions include Bruce Trail, Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Hermitage ruins, Griffin House, Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum, Royal Botanical Gardens, Dundurn Castle, Crooks Hollow Conservation Area, Christie Lake Conservation Area, Tiffany Falls, Tiffany Falls Conservation Area, Iroquois Heights Conservation Area.[2]

Directions

From Highway 403 take the Lincoln Alexander Parkway exit and keep to the right to merge onto Rousseaux Street. At the "T" intersection turn right onto Wilson Street East. Park at Tiffany Falls Conservation Area and walk back up Wilson Street East to the waterfall. The crest of this waterfall originates at the intersection of Montgomery Drive and Haig Road.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hamilton Naturalist's Club: Protecting Nature since 1919". (www.hamiltonnature.org/). Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  2. ↑ Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition. Hamilton Conservation Authority. November 2007.
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