Illawarra escarpment

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Illawarra
Lookout from the Illawarra escarpment above Wombarra over the northern Illawarra plain viewing Austinmer, Thirroul, Bulli, Wollongong up to Port Kembla in the far distance.
Highest point
Peak	Bells Hill, New South Wales
Elevation	803 m (2,635 ft)
Coordinates	34°37′S 150°36′E / 34.617°S 150.600°E / -34.617; 150.600[1]
Dimensions
Length	92 km (57 mi) NNE[2]
Geography
Illawarra
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Illawarra
Range coordinates	34°22′02″S 150°52′33″E / 34.36722°S 150.87583°E / -34.36722; 150.87583[2]
Geology
Orogeny	Sydney Basin
Age of rock	Tertiary

The Illawarra escarpment, or officially the Illawarra Range,^[2] is the fold-created cliffs and plateau-eroded outcrop mountain range west of the Illawarra coastal plain south of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The range encloses the Illawarra region which stretches from Stanwell Park in the north to Kiama, Gerringong and the Shoalhaven River in the south.

Bells Hill, west of Knights Hill, is the highest point in the range at 803 metres (2,635 ft) AHD on the range's plateau; with a number of other peaks on the escarpment ranging from 300 metres (980 ft) to a maximum of 768 metres (2,520 ft) at Mount Murray southwest of Dapto.