Pierces Pass

Pierces Pass is a locality in City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales. Pierces Pass is situated nearby to the locality Birrabang, as well as near Burramoko Head.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mt. Banks and Perry’s Lookdown.

Mt. Banks

Peak

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Mount Banks, otherwise known as Mount King George, is a mountain within the Explorers Range of the Blue Mountains Range that is a spur off the Great Dividing Range, is located within the Blue Mountains National Park, approximately 100 kilometres west of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Mt. Banks is situated 3½ km southeast of Pierces Pass.

Perry’s Lookdown

Scenic viewpoint

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Perry's Lookdown is a lookout situated on the edge of the Grose Valley in the Blue Mountains, Australia. It is believed to have been named by Frederick Eccleston Du Faur after either Samuel Augustus Perry or a local innkeeper. Perry’s Lookdown is situated 3½ km south of Pierces Pass.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blue Gum Forest and Bell and Mount Wilson.

Blue Gum Forest

Locality

The Blue Gum Forest is a forest located in Blue Mountains National Park within the Grose Valley of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales west of Sydney, southeastern Australia. Blue Gum Forest is situated 4½ km southeast of Pierces Pass.

Bell and Mount Wilson

Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bell and Mount Wilson are two small towns 14 km apart in the Upper Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. While the former has very little of notable interest except a photogenic train station during the winter, the latter contains several privately-run seasonal botanic gardens that shine during autumn and spring.