Natural features

Blue Mountains and the Three Sisters

Australia New South Wales Katoomba

Blue Mountains and the Three Sisters
Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A plateau of eucalyptus forest, sandstone cliffs and valleys west of Sydney, a UNESCO site, named for the blue haze of eucalyptus oil. The Three Sisters rock formation is seen from Echo Point in Katoomba. Scenic World has the steepest railway in the world.


Walk the Grand Canyon Track or the Prince Henry Cliff Walk. Trains from Sydney take 2 hours.

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