The popular Echo Point Lookout at Katoomba in the heart of the Blue Mountains offers some of the most beautiful views in Australia. The lookout provides an incredible vantage point to photograph the famous Three Sisters rock formation. Beyond the iconic trio of towering sandstone Echo Point affords views across the lush rainforest of Jamison Valley and the rugged cliffs of the Blue Mountains National Park.
Echo Point has many viewing areas, all with well-maintained paths. There are many walks such as the short Three Sisters Walk, Prince Henry Cliff Walk to Leura Cascades, Giant Stairway taking you to below the cliffs and a walk to Katoomba Falls. The area holds cultural significance for the local Gundungurra and Darug Aboriginal people, who have a deep connection to the land and the Three Sisters.
The traditional owners of the land surrounding Echo Point were the Darug and Gundungurra Aboriginal people who used the native flora and fauna for their food and medicinal needs. In the 1900s, the area started to gain popularity as a tourist destination. Interestingly, it was a solitary formation, aptly named Orphan Rock that caught their eye.
Local Katoomba businesses saw the value in promoting the Three Sisters as a must-see destination. Word (and photographs) got out and by the 1920s, the area became a tourist hotspot.
When the Katoomba Colliery closed in 1945, local entrepreneur Harry Hammon saw an opportunity to convert the old coal skips and existing rail track into a recreational ride for tourists and Scenic World was born. A short drive from Echo Point, the Hammon family still runs this major Blue Mountains attraction offering many more exciting ways to see this stunning part of the country.
Three beautiful sisters, Meehni, Wimlah and Gunnedoo lived in Jamison Valley as members of the Katoomba tribe. According to the Aboriginal legend, they fell in love with three brothers from the rival Nepean tribe, but tribal law forbade them from marrying.
The brothers didn’t accept this law and were angry. They decided to try and capture the three sisters by force and take them back to their tribe for marriage. This caused a bloody tribal battle. To protect the sisters from being taken, a witch doctor from the Katoomba tribe turned Meehni, Wimlah, and Gunnedoo into stone so they would be safely hidden until the fighting ended.
The witch doctor planned to reverse the spell when the battle was over, but he was killed before he could turn them back to human form. The Three Sisters remain as rock formations admired for their beauty by millions of visitors.
The drive from Sydney to Echo Point takes between one and a half to one and three-quarter hours depending on which route you take.
Yes! Right near the lookout, there’s a cafe, restaurant and bar and in nearby Katoomba are a wide variety of dining options.
Echo Point Lookout is the most popular place to view the Three Sisters, however, many walks from Echo Point provide completely different aspects of the famous rock formation.
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