The first aboriginals to settle in the Hamilton Mountain area called the bay Macassa, meaning beautiful waters.
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11 Facts About Hamilton Mountain
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Hamilton Mountain Harbour is a natural harbour with a large sandbar called the Beachstrip.
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George Hamilton Mountain employed a grid street pattern used in most towns in Upper Canada and throughout the American frontier.
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Hamilton Mountain is home to more than 100 waterfalls and cascades, most of which are on or near the Bruce Trail as it winds through the Niagara Escarpment.
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The first aboriginals to settle in the Hamilton Mountain area called this bay Macassa, meaning "beautiful waters".
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Central Hamilton extends from the base of the Mountain north to Barton Street, west to Chedoke Creek or Dundurn Street, and east to approximately Wentworth Street or Sherman Avenues.
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The south Mountain begins at approximately Limeridge Road or the Lincoln M Alexander Expressway.
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The number of waterfalls within the City of Hamilton Mountain limits have recently inspired local tourism interests to market Hamilton Mountain as the "City of Waterfalls".
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Soil in Hamilton Mountain is predominately derived from glacial drift and from limestone and shale erosion.
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Climate of Hamilton Mountain is humid continental and relatively mild compared with most Canadian cities.
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Climate of the lower city is in general much more sheltered and milder than on top of the Hamilton Mountain, which has a shorter growing season and in winter is prone to more wind whipped lake effect snows.
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