Fortress Lookout
Fortress Lookout is a scenic viewpoint in City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales. Fortress Lookout is situated nearby to the nature reserve Pulpit Rock Reserve, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Pulpit Rock Upper Lookout.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Govetts Leap Falls and Govetts Leap lookout.
Govetts Leap Falls
Waterfall
The Govetts Leap Falls, or simply Govetts Leap, is a bridal veil waterfall on the Govetts Leap Brook where it falls 180 metres over Taylor Wall, located at Govetts Leap Lookout approximately 2.4 kilometres east of Blackheath in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. Govetts Leap Falls is situated 2 km southwest of Fortress Lookout.
Govetts Leap lookout
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Maxim75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Govetts Leap lookout is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2 km southwest of Fortress Lookout.
Perry’s Lookdown
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Poyt448, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2½ km northeast of Fortress Lookout.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blue Gum Forest and Blackheath.
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 3 km east of Fortress Lookout.
Blackheath
Photo: 2mthswinter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blackheath is a small town located between Medlow Bath and Mount Victoria in the Blue Mountains. It is 114 km west of Sydney and is 1056 meters above sea level.
Shipley
Hamlet
Shipley is a small hamlet village in the state of New South Wales, Australia, in the City of Blue Mountains. It is an unbounded locality within the locality of Blackheath, south-west of the township of Blackheath. Shipley is situated 7 km southwest of Fortress Lookout.
Fortress Lookout
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-33.61737° or 33° 37′ 3″ southLongitude
150.32915° or 150° 19′ 45″ eastOpen location code
4RRG98MH+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 6130741898OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pulpit Rock Reserve and Pulpit Rock Upper Lookout.
Nearby Places
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