Echo Point Lookout in the Blue Mountains of Australia is a place which visitors can take in breathtaking views of the Three Sisters Aboriginal Place — which is a natural rock formation that is recognized as a place of special cultural significance to Aboriginal people — and the surrounding landscape.
Echo Point Lookout in the Blue Mountains of Australia
At Echo Point Lookout is a large rock with a plaque, on which the following words are printed:
DYINDINGGANG OR DYINBARRI
Known as Dyindinggang to the Gundungurra people and as Dyinbarri to the Dharug people, The Sisters is a constellation of stars and a creation story that has connected this part of Ngurra to many other peoples and sacred places across this ancient land now known as Australia, since the creation time.
It is a story which calls into being, these rivers, mountains, valleys and skies, and everything that lives in them. As such, it is deeply sacred to the Gundungurra and Dharug people. It is not a story of “once was”, but a story that every day breathes life into this place, and while we care for its water, land and sky, and all of the beings that live in them, the story stays strong.
The Gundungurra and Dharug Peoples welcome you to this special place and ask that you acknowledge, respect and appreciate its story and sacred beauty.
Visitors are treated to expansive views of the Jamison Valley below from Echo Point Lookout — including the Kings Tableland.
At times, one can clearly see the reason why this region is called the Blue Mountains.
Echo Point Lookout showcases an arguably better view of the Three Sisters than the Three Sisters Walk.
Providing a backdrop to the Three Sisters from left to right are the Kings Tableland, Kedumba Valley, and Mount Gibraltar, which is the highest point in the Southern Highlands. A portion of Mount Solitary is also in view.
Mount Solitary, Coxs River — which has been dammed downstream for the water supply for the city of Sydney, and the Gangarang Range can also be viewed at Echo Point Lookout from left to right. Off in the distance is Mount Cloudmaker, which at a height of 1,164 meters tall is the highest point of the Gangarang Range.
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary — who was the queen of the Commonwealth of the United Kingdom from Wednesday, February 6, 1952 through Thursday, September 8, 2022 — visited Echo Point Lookout on Friday, February 12, 1954. One of the lookouts at Echo Point was named after her.
Final Boarding Call
Echo Point Lookout is a short walk from the main entrance near where parking along the street is located. It is accessible to virtually everyone.
Echo Point Lookout
Cliff Drive
Katoomba, New South Wales 2780
Australia
+61-02-4787-8877
Operating Hours: The walk is open daily between 9:00 in the morning through 4:30 in the afternoon. Closed on Christmas Day.
No admission is charged for access to Echo Point Lookout. Toilets and picnic tables can be found at the Echo Point Visitor Centre. Parking is available in car parks and streets around Echo Point — including several designated parking spots for disabled people.
All photographs ©2024 by Brian Cohen.
