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Buttermilk Falls
Location Hamilton, Ontario
Type Plunge
Total height 23 m (75 ft)
Total width 8 m (26 ft)
Watercourse Red Hill Creek

Buttermilk Falls is a 23-metre-high (75 ft) plunge waterfall found below Oak Knoll Park (adjacent to King's Forest Park, Mountain Brow Boulevard and Limeridge Road East) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Nearby attractions include the Albion Falls, Escarpment Rail Trail, Felker's Falls, scenic views of Hamilton, Chippawa Rail Trail, King's Forest Golf Course and Park, Mohawk Sports Park, Gage Park, Hamilton Children's Museum and the Bruce Trail.

Directions

On Hamilton mountain travel east on Mohawk Road until you get to Mountain Brow Boulevard where you will follow it to the first parking lot on the left side. This is called Oak Knoll Park, pull in this parking lot and then walk to Buttermilk Falls.

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    Niagara Escarpment (in red)

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