Blue Mountains, Mountain range in New South Wales, Australia.
The Blue Mountains extend across a limestone plateau with deep valleys reaching 760 meters and multiple sandstone cliffs rising through eucalyptus forests.
Aboriginal tribes Gundungurra and Darug inhabited these mountains for 22,000 years before European settlers considered them an impassable natural barrier.
The region includes eight national parks and numerous walking trails that demonstrate the strong connection between nature and Australian outdoor recreation traditions.
The town of Katoomba serves as the main access point to the mountains, offering accommodations and direct train connections from Sydney every hour.
The mountains display a blue haze caused by scattered ultraviolet light interacting with particles in the atmosphere, not from eucalyptus oils as commonly believed.
Location: New South Wales
Elevation above the sea: 1,189 m
GPS coordinates: -33.71806,150.31056
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:28
Three Sisters
2 km
Pool of Siloam
2.4 km
Warragamba Dam
31.2 km
Zig Zag Railway
29.5 km
Greater Blue Mountains Area
1.7 km
Wentworth Falls
5.9 km
Six Foot Track
2.6 km
Lithgow Zig Zag
29.6 km
Paragon Cafe
466 m
Lennox Bridge, Glenbrook
30 km
The Carrington Hotel, Katoomba
564 m
Kanangra-Boyd National Park
30 km
Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum
23.6 km
Victoria Bridge
34.5 km
Mount Solitary
6.8 km
Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum
25.1 km
Katoomba Falls
1.2 km
Ten Tunnels Deviation 1910
26.5 km
Explorers tree
2.4 km
Glenbrook Tunnel
30.2 km
Everglades Gardens
2.5 km
Mount Piddington
14.1 km
Echo Point
1.6 km
Leuralla
1.9 km
Mount Banks
15.6 km
Blue Mountains Botanic Garden
22.5 km
Ruined Castle
5.3 km
St Thomas' Anglican Church, Mulgoa
34.3 kmReviews
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