Govetts Leap Lookout & Evans Lookout - Blue Mountains National Park
Australia / Blackheath, New South Wales
Location ID: #10353
Take in the iconic Blue Mountains views from Govetts Leap lookout, including sandstone escarpments, sheer cliff walls, the deep canyons of the Grose Valley, and tall waterfalls. Govetts Leap is reached by following Govetts Leap Road off the Great Western Highway. According to local legend, a bushranger (highway robber) called Govett, road his horse over the cliff in preference to being captured. A statue of this fictional character is located near the lookout. In reality, the name refers to the leap of water (waterfall). Discovered in 1831, by surveyors William Govett & Francis Rusden, it was named some time later.