Blue Mountains Botanic Garden | |
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Location in New South Wales | |
Location | Mount Tomah, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia |
Nearest city | Sydney |
Coordinates | 33°32′21″S 150°25′21″E / 33.5391°S 150.4226°E |
Area | 28 hectares (69 acres) |
Elevation | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) AHD |
Opened | 1972 |
Operated by | The Botanic Gardens Trust trading the Botanic Gardens & Centennial Parklands |
Visitors | 158,512 (in 2016)[1] |
Status | Open all year |
Designation | New South Wales Heritage Register[2] |
Website | bluemountainsbotanicgarden |
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.