Dictionary of Sydney

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Echo Point

Point south of Katoomba which juts into the Kedumba Valley. The lookout offers spectacular views of the valley the the Three Sisters.

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Echo Point

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2016
Situated in Gundungurra and Darug country, Echo Point emerged as a major tourist destination in the 1920s and today attracts around 1.4 million visitors a year. Combining a 'holiday playground' atmosphere with the sublime, Echo Point is a compelling site for thinking about the many different ways of seeing that have shaped the Blue Mountains landscape: Indigenous, Romantic, commercial and environmental.