Blue Gum Forest

This article is about the forest in the Grose Valley, Blue Mountains National Park. For the locality of Blue Gum Forest, see Helensburgh, New South Wales.

Blue Gum Forest
Blue gums at the Blue Gum Forest
Map
Map showing the location of Blue Gum Forest
Map showing the location of Blue Gum Forest
Location in New South Wales
Geography
LocationAustralia
Coordinates33°36.45′S 150°21.48′E / 33.60750°S 150.35800°E / -33.60750; 150.35800
Administration
Governing bodyNSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
Websitewww.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/historic-buildings-places/blue-gum-forest

The Blue Gum Forest is a forest located in Blue Mountains National Park within the Grose Valley of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales west of Sydney, southeastern Australia. It is one of the best-known bushwalking sites in Australia. The forest is located within the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Greater Blue Mountains Area.[1] The forest survived through the efforts of early Australian conservationists.[2]

  1. ^ "Blue Gum Forest 75th Anniversary" (PDF). Hut News. Blue Mountains Conservation Society. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
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