Perry's Lookdown
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Perry's Lookdown is a lookout situated on the edge of the Grose Valley in the Blue Mountains, Australia.[1] It is believed to have been named by Frederick Eccleston Du Faur after either Samuel Augustus Perry or a local innkeeper.[2] Free campsites (five individual sites) are adjacent to the car park.[3] The Blue Gum Forest is often accessed by foot from here, 656 vertical metres below the lookdown. The road to Blackheath is sealed.[4]
Geography
[edit]Perry's Lookdown is on the edge of the Grose Valley, with the closest town being Blackheath, a few kilometres away.[5] The sandstone cliffs of Mount Banks and the Banks Wall across the valley is visible from the lookout.[6] The height of the lookout is 980 metres (3,220 ft) above sea level.[7]
Blue Gum Forest is accessible to the walk by a steep walking track descending to the Grose Valley.[8][9]
There are several campgrounds nearby the lookout, adjacent to the carpark.[10][3]
Flora and Fauna
[edit]Perry's Lookdown hosts a diverse range of flora and fauna. Some of these are protected species. They include native wedge-tailed eagles, gang-gang cockatoos, bell miners and yellow-tailed black cockatoos.[6][11][12] Sydney Blue Gums and Deane's blue gums are also found nearby, especially in the descent to Blue Gum Forest.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bushwalking on the Perrys Lookdown". Walking near Sydney. Wild Walks. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ↑ Keats, Michael & Fox, Brian (2008) [1973]. The Upper Grose Valley, Bushwalkers Business (paperback ed.). Pymble, NSW: Keats Holdings. p. 469. ISBN 9780646473192.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 "Perrys lookdown campground".
- ↑ "NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System". proposals.gnb.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ↑ Mt Wilson Topographic Map (Map). 8930-1N. Cartography by LPI. New South Wales: Government of New South Wales.
- 1 2 "Perrys lookdown". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "Perrys Lookdown (Blackheath) | Hiking the World". Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "Perrys Lookdown". AllTrails.
- ↑ "Perrys lookdown | NSW Holidays & Accommodation, Things to Do, Attractions and Events". www.visitnsw.com. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ Donald, Darroch; O'Brien, Katrina; Swaffer, Andrew (2013). Footprint Dream Trip - Australia. Footprint. p. 56. ISBN 9781907263651.
- ↑ "Perrys lookdown | NSW Holidays & Accommodation, Things to Do, Attractions and Events". www.visitnsw.com. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Perrys Lookdown to Blue Gum Forest walking track". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
See also
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