The Three Sisters is one of the most iconic and spectacular landmarks in the Blue Mountains. Located on the north escarpment of Jamison Valley, the Three Sisters are an unusual rock formation created by erosion over 200 million years ago. These three sandstone pillars are of great significance to the local Aboriginal people and their story has been told for tens of thousands of years.
Meehni is 922 metres tall, Wimlah, 918 metres and Gunnedoo 906 metres. There are many vantage points, each offering different views of the Three Sisters. Echo Point has various lookouts or there’s a path leading to the pillars, but it’s not for the faint-hearted, with over 800 steps to the viewing point. Scenic World’s Skyway cable car also offers amazing views of the Three Sisters.
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.
Located near the Blue Mountains Three Sisters formation is Scenic World. Family-owned and operated since 1945, the Scenic World attractions offer unique ways to explore this World Heritage-listed area. The Scenic Cableway is the steepest aerial cable car in the Southern Hemisphere, with a 36° incline, taking visitors from treetop to clifftop, and offering close-up views of the towering sandstone cliffs.
The Guinness World Record-holding Scenic Railway, with its 52° incline is the world’s steepest passenger railway, once used to transport coal through the cliff tunnel. The Scenic Skyway, Australia’s first cable car, opened in 1958 and is now the largest aerial cable car in the Southern Hemisphere. Soaring 270 meters above the ground, it provides stunning panoramic views of the Jamison Valley.
These unique attractions offer thrilling ways to experience the beauty of the Blue Mountains, with unparalleled vistas of the rugged landscape and the famous Three Sisters.
The Traditional Custodians of this land are the Gundungurra and Darug People. The Three Sisters and the valley below is an important place of cultural significance to the Gundangurra, Wiradjuri, Tharawal and Darug nations. The NSW government has declared the Three Sisters site in Katoomba as an Aboriginal place.
Katoomba comes from the Aboriginal word 'Kedumba' or ‘Katta-toon-bah’ meaning 'shiny, falling waters' or ‘water tumbling over hill’ describing the waterfall that drops into Jamison Valley. Early coachmen named the area William's Chimney and Collett's Swamp.
The Three Sisters Walk is just one-kilometre return and takes around 45 minutes to complete. It offers plenty of lookouts with stunning views of the surrounding mountains and valleys.
The drive from Sydney to Echo Point to view the Three Sisters can take between one and a half to one and three quarter hours depending on which route you drive.
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