Echo Point is a
lookout
A lookout or look-out is a person in charge of the observation of hazards. The term originally comes from a naval background, where lookouts would watch for other ships, land, and various dangers. The term has now passed into wider parlance.
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about south of
Katoomba, New South Wales
Katoomba is the main town and council seat of the City of Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, and is the administrative centre of City of Blue Mountains, Blue Mountains City Council.
Situated on the Great Western Highway and the Main ...
, Australia. It attracts an estimated 1.5–2 million visitors each year.
The lookout offers a view to
Three Sisters,
Mount Solitary
Mount Solitary, a mountain that is part of the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains Range, a spur off the Great Dividing Range, is situated within the Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia. Mount Solitary is locat ...
and the rock formation known as the
Ruined Castle. A short walk from Echo Point leads to the Giant Stairway which provides access to a number of nature walks through the
Jamison Valley
The Jamison Valley forms part of the Coxs River canyon system in the Blue Mountains (Australia), Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated approximately 100 kilometres west of Sydney, capital of New South Wales, and a few k ...
.
File:EchoPoint36802641730 86266efeae o.jpg, Echo Point
File:EchoPoint2017-09-08-37028437992 2aced12ed0 o.jpg, View from Echo Point
File:EchoPoint36802654860 3129d9549c o.jpg, View across the Jamison Valley, from Echo Point
References
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Lookouts in Australia
Tourist attractions in the Blue Mountains (New South Wales)