Blue Mountains

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The Blue Mountains are a rugged, forested region in New South Wales, Australia, famed for their dramatic sandstone cliffs, eucalyptus forests, and blue-tinged haze.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
region
approximateDistanceFromSydney 50–100 kilometres west
climate cooler and wetter than Sydney
contains Blackheath
Blue Mountains National Park
Echo Point lookout
Gardens of Stone National Park
Govetts Leap
Grose Valley
Jamison Valley
Jenolan Caves Karst Conservation Reserve
Kanangra-Boyd National Park
Katoomba
Leura
Lithgow
Megalong Valley
Mount Victoria
Kanangra-Boyd National Park
surface form: Nattai National Park

Springwood
Thirlmere Lakes National Park
Three Sisters rock formation
Wentworth Falls
Wollemi National Park
Yengo National Park
country Australia
distanceFrom Sydney
geology Triassic sandstone
plateau dissected by rivers and creeks
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationYear 2000
highestPoint Mount Werong
knownFor blue-tinged haze
bushwalking and hiking
canyoning
deep valleys and gorges
dramatic sandstone cliffs
eucalyptus forests
rock climbing
scenic lookouts
locatedIn eastern Australia
majorTransportRoute Great Western Highway
Main Western railway line
nameEtymology named for blue haze from eucalyptus oil droplets in the air
partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
surface form: Great Dividing Range
state New South Wales
tourism major tourist destination in New South Wales
traditionalOwners Darug people
Gundungurra people
Wiradjuri people
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Blue Mountains self-linksurface differs
surface form: Greater Blue Mountains Area
vegetation eucalyptus forest
temperate rainforest pockets

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Leura Garden Festival region Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains City Council locatedIn Blue Mountains
Leura Village Fair locatedInRegion Blue Mountains
Leura Village Fair region Blue Mountains
this entity surface form: Blue Mountains, New South Wales
Bells Line of Road locatedIn Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road crosses Blue Mountains
this entity surface form: Blue Mountains Range
Fletchers Lookout locatedIn Blue Mountains
National Pass walking track locatedIn Blue Mountains
National Pass walking track hasViewOf Blue Mountains
this entity surface form: Blue Mountains escarpment
Overcliff‑Undercliff Track locatedIn Blue Mountains
Wentworth Pass locatedIn Blue Mountains
Lawson region Blue Mountains
Jenolan hasNearbyProtectedArea Blue Mountains
this entity surface form: Blue Mountains wilderness
Jenolan near Blue Mountains
Mount Cloudmaker locatedIn Blue Mountains
Blackheath, New South Wales region Blue Mountains
Rodriguez Pass walking track locatedIn Blue Mountains
Boyd Plateau hasViewOf Blue Mountains
this entity surface form: Blue Mountains escarpments
Blue Gum Forest locatedIn Blue Mountains
Pulpit Rock Lookout locatedIn Blue Mountains
Penrith locatedAtFootOf Blue Mountains
Penrith isGatewayTo Blue Mountains
Hawkesbury Sandstone notableExposure Blue Mountains
this entity surface form: Blue Mountains escarpment
Oberon Shire locatedNear Blue Mountains
Meehni locatedIn Blue Mountains
Meehni mountainRange Blue Mountains
Wimlah locatedIn Blue Mountains
Wimlah mountainRange Blue Mountains
Gunnedoo locatedIn Blue Mountains
Gunnedoo mountainRange Blue Mountains
Prince Henry Cliff Walk locatedIn Blue Mountains
Giant Stairway locatedIn Blue Mountains
Giant Stairway category Blue Mountains
this entity surface form: Blue Mountains (New South Wales)
Jamison Valley escarpments locatedIn Blue Mountains
Govetts Leap Brook locatedIn Blue Mountains
Cliff Top walking track locatedIn Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria railway station locatedIn Blue Mountains
this entity surface form: Blue Mountains, New South Wales
Mount Victoria railway station region Blue Mountains
Imperial Hotel, Mount Victoria region Blue Mountains
Hartley, New South Wales region Blue Mountains
Mount Wilson, New South Wales region Blue Mountains
Hartley Valley region Blue Mountains