Cataract Falls (Blue Mountains)

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Cataract Falls (Blue Mountains)
Location Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Coordinates 33°43′50.1″S150°26′33.5″E / 33.730583°S 150.442639°E / -33.730583; 150.442639
WatercourseCataract Creek

Cataract Falls is a multilevel waterfall located near the town of Lawson in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the South Lawson Waterfall Circuit. [1]

Overview

Accessed from a 0.1 kilometres (0.062 mi) track from the southern carpark of the South Lawson Waterfall Circuit, Cataract Falls is the only multilevel fall in the circuit, and the tallest one too. [2] It is the last fall in the circuit. [3] The two levels, med and low, can be accessed by two tracks along Cataract Creek.

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References

  1. Chapman, John (2011). Day Walks Sydney (1st ed.). Australia. ISBN   9781920995089.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "The Five Waterfalls of the South Lawson Waterfall Circuit | Hiking the World". hikingtheworld.blog. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  3. Service, NSW Department of Customer (2023-02-23). "South Lawson Waterfall Circuit | NSW Government". www.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-07-26.