Govetts Leap

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Govetts Leap is a famous lookout and waterfall in Australia’s Blue Mountains, renowned for its dramatic cliffside views over the Grose Valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lookout
waterfall
access sealed road from Blackheath
activity bushwalking
landscape photography
sightseeing
approximateDiscoveryDate 1830s
country Australia
discoveredBy William Romaine Govett
hasFeature car park
cliffside lookout
picnic area
plunging waterfall
sheer sandstone cliffs
viewing platform
walking tracks
hasLookoutType cliff-edge lookout
hasViewOf Bridalveil Fall
surface form: Bridal Veil Falls

Grose Valley
surface form: Grose Valley wilderness

sandstone escarpments
hasWalkingTrack Bridal Veil Falls track
Cliff Top walking track
Govetts Leap descent track
height approximately 180 metres
approximately 200 metres
knownFor bushwalking access
dramatic cliffside views
panoramic views of Grose Valley
photography opportunities
tall single-drop waterfall
locatedIn Blue Mountains
Grose Valley
New South Wales
locatedInProtectedArea Blue Mountains National Park
locatedNear Blackheath
managedBy New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
surface form: National Parks and Wildlife Service NSW
namedAfter William Romaine Govett
nearbyTown Blackheath
overlooks Grose Valley
partOf Greater Blue Mountains Area
surface form: Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area
region Greater Sydney region
surface form: Greater Sydney hinterland
safetyFeature fenced viewing areas
state New South Wales
tourismType bushwalking destination
natural attraction
scenic lookout
watercourse Govetts Leap Brook
Grose Valley tributary

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