Perry's Lookdown is situated on the edge of the

Grose Valley The Grose Valley, officially Grose Gorge 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. The valley is located between the Gr ...

in the Blue Mountains,

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. It is believed to have been named by

Frederick Eccleston Du Faur Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Given name Nobility = Anhalt-Harzgerode = *Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) = Austria = * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from ...

after either

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or a local innkeeper. Free campsites (five individual sites) are adjacent to the car park. The

Blue Gum Forest The Blue Gum Forest is a forest located in Blue Mountains National Park within the Grose Valley of the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains in New South Wales west of Sydney, southeastern Australia. It is one of the best-known bush ...

is often accessed by foot from here, 656 vertical metres below the lookdown. The road to Blackheath is unsealed.

References

Blue Mountains (New South Wales) Parks and reserves of the Blue Mountains (New South Wales) Blackheath, New South Wales {{NewSouthWales-geo-stub