The Battery is a neighbourhood within the city of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador that sits on the entrance to the harbour, on the slopes of Signal Hill.

It is sometimes described as an outport within the city of St. John's and is noted for its steep slopes, and colourful houses.

It is home to Chain Rock, a land outcropping to which a large chain was attached connecting to Fort Amherst, since as early as 1770, to prevent the entry of enemy ships into St John's harbour.

A list of major avalanches includes:[2] Although no major events have occurred between 1959 and 2020, in 1995 the city of St. John's began studying the area in an attempt to minimize risk associated with rock slides and avalanches.

[4] Despite this a house was badly damaged by an avalanche in January 2020, following a record snowfall and hurricane force winds.