Leura
Leura is a small picturesque town in the Blue Mountains region of the Australian state of New South Wales, some 100 km west of Sydney CBD and situated at an elevation of 985 m above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Town with 4,640 residents
- Description: town in New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “Leura, New South Wales” and “Leura, New South Wales, Australia”
- Neighbors: Blue Mountains National Park, Katoomba, and Wentworth Falls
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leura railway station and Bridal Veil Falls.
Leura railway station
Railway station
Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leura railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains town of Leura opening on 6 December 1890.
Bridal Veil Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Photographic Collection, CC BY 2.0.
The Bridal Veil Falls is a cascade waterfall on the Leura Falls Creek where it spills into the Jamison Valley, located south-east of Leura in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.
Katoomba railway station
Railway station
Photo: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 2.5.
Katoomba railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains town of Katoomba opening on 2 February 1874 as Crushers, being renamed Katoomba on 9 July 1877.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Katoomba and Wentworth Falls.
Katoomba
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Katoomba is the largest and best-known town in the Blue Mountains, around 100 km west of Sydney and 1,017 m above sea level.
Wentworth Falls
Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wentworth Falls is a small town within the Blue Mountains World Heritage National Park in Australia. It lies immediately east of Leura and Katoomba, and is a little quieter than its neighbours.
Echo Point
Locality
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Echo Point is a lookout about 2 kilometres south of Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. It attracts an estimated 1.5–2 million visitors each year. The lookout offers a view to Three Sisters, Mount Solitary and the rock formation known as the Ruined Castle.
Leura
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: City of Blue Mountains, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.7157° or 33° 42′ 57″ southLongitude
150.3318° or 150° 19′ 54″ eastPopulation
4,640Elevation
956 metres (3,136 feet)Open location code
4RRG78MJ+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 20968411OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2160297Wikidata ID
Q3237124
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Leura from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Swedish—“Leura” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Leura”
- Asturian: “Leura”
- Basque: “Leura (Hegoaldeko Gales Berria)”
- Basque: “Leura”
- Catalan: “Leura”
- Cebuano: “Leura”
- Dutch: “Leura, New South Wales”
- Dutch: “Leura”
- French: “Leura”
- Irish: “Leura”
- Italian: “Leura”
- Japanese: “ルーラ”
- Malagasy: “Leura”
- Persian: “لورا، نیو ساوت ولز”
- Spanish: “Leura”
- Swedish: “Leura”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Leura”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lyrebird Dell and Leura Cascades.
Blue Mountains: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Lithgow, Katoomba, Blue Mountains National Park, and Jenolan Caves.
Explore These Curated Destinations
Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Leura”. Photo: elephass, CC BY 2.0.