Three strange-looking rock pillars stand on the left, they’reively called the Three Sisters. On the left of the center is an impressive table mountain called Mount Solitary. There’s a structure that distracts the view but adds a mysterious feel to it. The system is the Ruined Castle. Down below lay the seemingly impenetrable and inaccessible valley called Jamison Valley. The entire area of the valley and the mountains are covered with eucalyptus forests. Pan to the far right, there’s Neck Plateau, one of the plateaus of the Great Dividing Range of which the Blue Mountains are a part.
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What is Echo Point
That’s Echo Point. Sitting on the edge of an escarpment near the town of Katoomba. The best vantage point to view the iconic Three Sisters and the Jamison Valley.
Echo Point is also the gateway to several bushwalking trails. The Giant Stairway leads down to the floor of Jamison Valley and the magnificent Katoomba Falls. Prince Henry Cliff Walk connects the escarpment to the nearby Leura Cascades.
The lookout is on the land traditionally owned by the Gundungurra and Darug Aboriginal people. And the escarpment by which the attention perched on its edge stands on a sandstone bedrock.
To experience the spectacular views of the Blue Mountains, Echo Point is the first place to visit and the only accessible lookout that lets you see the panoramic landscape of mountain ranges, canyons, valleys, rock formations, cliffs, hills, and rolling terrains. Located 50 kilometers west of Sydney, the Blue Mountains covers more than 11,000 square kilometers of land populated by all eucalyptus and gum trees.
Blue Mountains it's a World Heritage Site
UNESCO declared the Blue Mountains Greater Area a World Heritage Site, citing its verdure eucalyptus forests and endemic flora and fauna. It is also a conservation reserve region home to Australian native wildlife.
Because of its unique azure hue that makes the Blue Mountains magical, thanks to the oil-emitting gums and eucalypts and the scorching Australian sun, visitors from all over the world come to the tourist town of Katoomba making tourism a pillar of its economy.
From Echo Point lookout, you can descend to the valley floor. Or you could take a ride in the world’s funicular railway — the Scenic Railway, built in 1878-1900 as a series of interconnected tramways used for mining. Try the Scenic Cableway or the Scenic Skyway to get a 360-degree view of the Blue Mountains 270 meters above the ground. You will have the chance to view the picturesque Katoomba Falls, too.
Explore the mystical Blue Mountains Tours to experience its charm and allure. Also, to learn more about the heritage, history, and culture of the Aboriginal people.
Autopia offers a tour package that lets you avoid the crowds and the heavy traffic of tourists during peak hours and also enables you to experience the colorful Blue Mountains sunset. Please check out our 1-day Blue Mountains Sunset Tour — with Late Departure.
Should you wish to have longer excursions to the prominent ticket tourist destinations in New South Wales, please check out our 2-day Port Stephens, Hunter Valley, & Blue Mountains Overnight Tour. This tour package lets you explore Port Stephens’s quaint beaches and turquoise waters, the magical and sensational wines of Hunter Valley, and the spectacular views of the mystical Blue Mountains with the bonus of crossing the Great Dividing Range.
