Point Lookout (New South Wales) Explained

Point Lookout
Photo Size:280
Elevation M:1564
Elevation Ref:[1] [2]
Location:Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Range:Snowy Range, Great Dividing Range
Coordinates:-30.4833°N 176°W
Map Size:280

Point Lookout, a mountain on the Snowy Range, a spur of the Great Dividing Range, is located in the New England National Park on the eastern edge of the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia.

With an altitude of above sea level,[1] [2] Point Lookout is the second highest peak in the region. During cold spells the mountain may receive a light dusting of snow.[3]

Description

Point Lookout is also the name of the main visitor location in the New England National Park. The Point Lookout Road is accessed via Waterfall Way and is east of and from, near . The lookouts have views east across the Bellinger River valley, out to the more developed areas of the north coast of New South Wales and the Tasman Sea on a clear day.[4]

On the escarpment only 10 minutes walk south is Banksia Point. There are a number of cabins and a hut here. These are available from the National Parks and Wildlife Service for short term stays in the park.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hema Maps . Discover Australia's National Parks . 1997 . Random House Australia . . 1-875992-47-2 . 144 .
  2. Web site: Map of Point Lookout, NSW . Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia . 27 May 2015 .
  3. Web site: Visiting a park . DECC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080330013825/http://www2.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/ParkContent/N0028?Opendocument&ParkKey=N0028&Type=xo . 30 March 2008 . dead .
  4. New England National Park, NSW NPWS, 2007