Devil's Punch Bowl (Hamilton, Ontario)

Devil's Punch Bowl
Devil's Punch Bowl
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LocationHamilton, Ontario
Coordinates43°12′37″N 79°45′21″W / 43.2104°N 79.7558°W / 43.2104; -79.7558
TypeRibbon waterfall
Total height37 m (121 ft)
Number of drops
Total width11 m (36 ft)
WatercourseStoney Creek
Lower Falls

Devil's Punch Bowl is a 37-metre ribbon waterfall on the Niagara Escarpment, in the Stoney Creek community of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is in the Devil's Punchbowl Conservation Area[1] maintained by the Hamilton Conservation Authority,[2] and features an escarpment access trail with connections to a section of the Bruce Trail. Stoney Creek's Dofasco 2000 Trail is nearby.[3] The Punch Bowl is also known as Horseshoe Falls for the distinctive shape of the cliff-face, which somewhat resembles its much larger cousin in Niagara Falls.

In addition to the 800 km-long Bruce Trail, attractions close to the Falls include the historic Battlefield House Museum and Nash-Jackson House; on Lake Ontario, Fifty Point Conservation Area and Confederation Park; and Mohawk Sports Park and the Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology in the city proper. A restaurant, a motel, a gas station, a convenience store and other retail stores are also nearby.[4]

Lower Punch Bowl Falls is a curtain waterfall located a few metres north of the Punch Bowl, spanning 7 metres in height and width.

  1. ^ "Hamilton - Waterfall Capital of the World". (www.cityofwaterfalls.ca). Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  2. ^ "Hamilton Conservation Authority: Passive Areas". Archived from the original on 2010-10-20. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  3. ^ "Hamilton Conservation Authority: Devil's Punchbowl". Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  4. ^ Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition. Hamilton Conservation Authority. November 2007.