Yellow Rock, New South Wales (Blue Mountains)

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Yellow Rock is a small village or locality{{NSW GNR|id=SXjtBKsyKW|title=Yellow Rock|access-date=21 October 2013}} in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. At the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Yellow Rock had a population of 1029.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC14502|name=Yellow Rock (Blue Mountains - NSW) (SSC)|access-date=1 January 2020|quick=on}}

Location and features

Yellow Rock is located approximately {{convert|60|km}} west north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Blue Mountains local government area. Yellow Rock is situated on the eastern, lower slopes of the Blue Mountains and the western side of the Nepean River extending back some way from it, the elevation rising from the river to a peak of {{convert|245|m}} {{AHD}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=1377&cmd=sp|title=Map of Yellow Rock, NSW|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|access-date=21 October 2013}} It is surrounded by the suburbs of Mount Riverview, Warrimoo and Springwood to the south, Winmalee to the west, Hawkesbury Heights and Yarramundi to the north and northeast respectively, and Castlereagh across the Nepean to the east. Yellow Rock is one of Sydney's most western parts, it is a part of the greater western Sydney region.

File:Aus nsw nepean river dsc05078.jpg

Much of the Yellomundee Regional Park is contained within the locality. The Yellomundee Regional Park has bike and walking tracks and stretches north-south on the west side of the Nepean River, and the Yellow Rock lookout at the end of Yellow Rock Road. Frasers Creek flows in a west-northeast direction in the north part of the suburb, passing north of the lookout through the park to the river. The northern border of the suburb is a creek, opposite of which is the Hawkesbury Ridge.

The village of Yellow Rock has a Rural Fire Service station which is a satellite station to Winmalee Rural Fire Brigade; and a Greek Orthodox monastery.

October 2013 bushfires

{{main|2013 New South Wales bushfires}}The village, surrounding bushland and nearby towns of Springwood and Winmalee were badly affected by bushfires in October 2013. 200 residential properties were destroyed, and 198 damaged in those localities, including a significant number in Yellow Rock.{{cite press release|url=http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/file_system/attachments/State08/Attachment_20131019_1D0FD239.pdf|format=PDF|title=Update – Damage assessment and fire investigation|date=19 October 2013|access-date=21 October 2013|publisher=New South Wales Rural Fire Service}}

References

External links

[http://www.winmaleerfs.com.au/ Winmalee Rural Fire Brigade]

Category:Suburbs of the City of Blue Mountains