Perrys Lookdown, Blue Mountains National Park

Name: Perrys Lookdown
Address: Blue Mountains National Park, Australia

#6 among attractions in Blue Mountains National Park

Trail, Park, Relax in park

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Perry's Lookdown is situated on the edge of the Grose Valley in the Blue Mountains, Australia. It is believed to have been named by Frederick Eccleston Du Faur after either Samuel Augustus Perry or a local innkeeper. Free campsites are adjacent to the car park. The Blue Gum Forest is often accessed by foot from here, 656 vertical metres below the lookdown. The road to Blackheath is unsealed. ()

Elevation: 2881 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 33°35'59"S, 150°20'49"E

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Perrys Lookdown – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Govetts Leap Falls, Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Evans Lookout, Mount Banks.

3 miSW
Waterfall
Govetts Leap Falls, Blackheath
76 min walk • Govetts Leap Falls, a breathtaking natural wonder, is nestled in the serene town of Blackheath in the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains of Australia. This majestic waterfall is renowned for plunging over a sandstone cliff into a lush, prehistoric valley below.
6 miNE
Garden, Botanical garden, Park
Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Victoria
154 min walk • The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, originally known as the Mount Tomah Botanical Garden, is a 28-hectare public botanic garden located approximately 100 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district at Mount Tomah in the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales, Australia.
3.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Evans Lookout, Blue Mountains National Park
89 min walk • Evans Lookout is a lookout in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. Overlooking the sandstone cliffs of the Grose River Valley, the lookout is also an access point for pedestrian access to the valley floor.
1.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Banks, Blue Mountains National Park
41 min walk • Mount Banks, a mountain within the Explorers Range of the Blue Mountains Range that is a spur off the Great Dividing Range, is located within the Blue Mountains National Park, approximately 100 kilometres west of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.
5 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Blue Mountains walking tracks, Blackheath
129 min walk • The Blue Mountains walking tracks are heritage-listed picnic areas, walking tracks and rest areas located in the Blue Mountains National Park, in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1880.
5.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Mermaids Cave
131 min walk • Mermaids Cave is an undercut sandstone cave located in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It was named in 1882 and was also known as Mermaid's Glen. It is accessible by a short walking trail from the Megalong Valley road. A scene from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was filmed there.
3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Hay, Blue Mountains National Park
100 min walk • Mount Hay, a mountain that is part of the Mt Hay Range of the Blue Mountains Range which is a spur off the Great Dividing Range, is located in the Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
1.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grose Valley, Blue Mountains National Park
41 min walk • The Grose Valley is a rugged valley in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. It has been formed by the Grose River, the headwaters of which are in the Mount Victoria area.
5.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Piddington
143 min walk • Mount Piddington Aboriginal: Wirindi, a mountain in the Explorer Range of the Blue Mountains region, is located south of the village of Mount Victoria in New South Wales, Australia.
4.3 miSW
Library
Blackheath Library, Blackheath
109 min walk • The Blue Mountains Library is a network of six branch libraries located within the City of Blue Mountains Council administrative area.
4.9 miSW
Dam
Blue Mountains Dams, Blue Mountains National Park
125 min walk • The Blue Mountains Dams are a series of six dams in the Blue Mountains which supply water to the Blue Mountains and Sydney, Australia. The Dams are managed by the WaterNSW. Water in this scheme may be supplemented from the Fish River Scheme.