Blue Mountains Botanic Garden

Blue Mountains Botanic Garden
The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden visitor's centre
Blue Mountains Botanic Garden is located in New South Wales
Blue Mountains Botanic Garden
Location in New South Wales
LocationMount Tomah, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Nearest citySydney
Coordinates33°32′21″S 150°25′21″E / 33.5391°S 150.4226°E / -33.5391; 150.4226
Area28 hectares (69 acres)
Elevation1,000 metres (3,300 ft) AHD
Opened1972 (1972)
Operated byThe Botanic Gardens Trust
trading the Botanic Gardens & Centennial Parklands
Visitors158,512 (in 2016)[1]
StatusOpen all year
DesignationNew South Wales Heritage Register[2]
Websitebluemountainsbotanicgarden.com.au

The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, originally known as the Mount Tomah Botanical Garden, is a 28-hectare (69-acre) public botanic garden located approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of the Sydney central business district at Mount Tomah in the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales, Australia. The garden is heritage-listed[2] and is located on the boundary of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Greater Blue Mountains Area and can be accessed via the Bells Line of Road.

  1. ^ "Visitation". About us: Blue Mountains Botanic Garden. Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Mt006 : Mount Tomah Botanic Garden". New South Wales Heritage Register, Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 16 August 2016.