Blue Mountains (New South Wales)

The Blue Mountains is a region in New South Wales, Australia. The foothills start about  west of the state capital, Sydney.Gregory's New South Wales State Road Map, Map 220, 11th Edition, Gregory's Publishing Company The area begins on the west side of the Nepean River.  It goes west as far as Coxs River.The Blue Mountains Rediscovered, Chris Cunningham (Kangaroo Press) 1996, p.33 The Blue Mountains is an Australian natural wonder and World Heritage-listed area.

 Geography 
It is mainly a sandstone plateau. The highest point of the range is Mount Werong.  It is  above sea level. A large part of the Blue Mountains is in the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site.  The area has seven national park areas and a conservation reserve.

The Blue Mountains area includes the local government areas of the City of Blue Mountains, the City of Hawkesbury, the City of Lithgow and Oberon.

 Transport 
The Blue Mountains area has one train line that ends at Lithgow. There is also a bus network that ends at Mount Victoria. You can use the Blue Mountains Bus Wiki  to see a list of bus routes that are in the Blue Mountains.

Fauna
The Greater Blue Mountains Area has over 400 different forms of animals. Among them are rare mammal species like Spotted-tailed Quoll, the Koala, the yellow-bellied Glider, and Long-nosed Potoroo. There are also some rare reptiles, like the Blue Mountain Water Skink.UNESCO World Heritage Convention: Greater Blue Mountains Areadownloaded on snd of August 2011  There are also some dingos in the area.  They are the top predators and hunt for grey kangaroos.Brad V. Purcell: A novel observation of dingoes (Canis lupus dingo) attacking a swimming eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus). Australian Mammalogy 32(2) 201–204, 2010.online Abstract

References

Category:Mountain ranges of Australia
Category:Geography of New South Wales