The Belmore Falls is a
plunge waterfall with three drops on the Barrengarry Creek in the
Southern Highlands and
Illawarra
The Illawarra is a coastal Regions of New South Wales, region in the southeast of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the South Coast, New South Wales, South Coast region. It encompas ...
regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Location and features
Located approximately south of the town of , the falls descend from the
Illawarra escarpment
The Illawarra escarpment, or officially the Illawarra Range, is the fold-created cliffs and plateau-eroded outcrop mountain range west of the Illawarra coastal plain south of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The range enclose ...
at an elevation of
above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level. In geodesy, it is formalized as orthometric height. The zero level ...
into the northern end of
Kangaroo Valley within the
Morton National Park. Descending over three drops, the waterfalls range in height between and are best viewed from the Hindmarsh Lookout, accessible via a short walk from a road heading south east from
Burrawang.
The falls were named after
Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore the then-
Governor of New South Wales
The governor of New South Wales is the representative of the monarch, King Charles III, in the state of New South Wales. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia, Governor-General of Australia at the national level, the governor ...
.
See also
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List of waterfalls
This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it is at least tall and has an existing Wikipedia article, or it is considered historically sig ...
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List of waterfalls in Australia
This is a list of waterfalls in Australia.
Wallaman Falls in Queensland are Australia's tallest permanent waterfall with a plunge of nearly . Wollomombi Falls in New South Wales are second with a combined drop and Ellenborough Falls, also in ...
References
Waterfalls of New South Wales
Southern Highlands (New South Wales)
Illawarra escarpment
Plunge waterfalls
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