Point Lookout (New South Wales)
{{Short description|Mountain in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
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| name = Point Lookout
| photo = View from Point Lookout.jpg
| photo_caption = The view from Point Lookout
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| elevation_m = 1564
| elevation_ref = {{cite book |title=Discover Australia's National Parks |last=Hema Maps |year=1997 |publisher=Random House Australia |location=Milsons Point, New South Wales |isbn=1-875992-47-2 |pages=144 }}{{cite web |url=http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=27844&cmd=sp |title=Map of Point Lookout, NSW |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |access-date=27 May 2015 }}
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| location = Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
| range = Snowy Range, Great Dividing Range
| coordinates = {{coord|30|29|S|152|24|E|type:mountain_region:AU-NSW|display=title,inline}}
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| map_caption = Location in New South Wales
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Point Lookout, a mountain on the Snowy Range, a spur of the Great Dividing Range, is located in the New England National Park on the eastern edge of the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia.
With an altitude of {{convert|1564|m}} above sea level, Point Lookout is the second highest peak in the region. During cold spells the mountain may receive a light dusting of snow.{{cite web |url=http://www2.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/ParkContent/N0028?OpenDocument&ParkKey=N0028&Type=Xo |work=DECC |title=Visiting a park |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330013825/http://www2.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/ParkContent/N0028?Opendocument&ParkKey=N0028&Type=xo |archive-date=30 March 2008 |url-status=dead }}
Description
Point Lookout is also the name of the main visitor location in the New England National Park. The Point Lookout Road is accessed via Waterfall Way and is {{convert|85|km}} east of {{NSWcity|Armidale}} and {{convert|75|km}} from {{NSWcity|Dorrigo}}, near {{NSWcity|Ebor}}. The lookouts have views east across the Bellinger River valley, out to the more developed areas of the north coast of New South Wales and the Tasman Sea on a clear day.New England National Park, NSW NPWS, 2007
On the escarpment only 10 minutes walk south is Banksia Point. There are a number of cabins and a hut here. These are available from the National Parks and Wildlife Service for short term stays in the park.
See also
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- {{section link|List of mountains in Australia|New South Wales}}
References
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Category:New England (New South Wales)
Category:Mountains of New South Wales
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