The Blue Mountains National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 267,954-hectare national park is situated approximately 80 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD, and the park boundary is quite irregular as it is broken up by roads, urban areas and areas of privat…
The Blue Mountains National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 267,954-hectare national park is situated approximately 80 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD, and the park boundary is quite irregular as it is broken up by roads, urban areas and areas of private property. Despite the name mountains, the area is an uplifted plateau, dissected by a number of larger rivers. The highest point in the park is Mount Werong at 1,215 metres above sea level; while the low point is on the Nepean River at 20 metres above sea level as it leaves the park.
Population: 0 (SAL 2016)
Established: September 1959
Nearest town or city: Katoomba
Area: 2,679.54 km² (1,034.6 sq mi)
Visitation: 8,438,671 (in 2018)
Managing authorities: NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
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