Beauchamp Falls (Blue Mountains)

Beauchamp Falls
Beauchamp Falls
	Beauchamp Falls, pictured in 2013
Location	Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°39′54″S 150°20′04″E / 33.66500°S 150.33444°E
Type	Cascade
Elevation	c. 690 metres (2,260 ft) AHD
Total height	10 metres (33 ft)
Watercourse	Greaves Creek

The Beauchamp Falls is a cascade waterfall on the Greaves Creek where it spills into the Grose Valley, located east of the Evans Lookout, approximately 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) east of Blackheath in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.

Situated approximately 690 metres (2,260 ft) AHD , the falls spill 10 metres (33 ft) towards the Grose Valley floor.^[2] The falls can be accessed via walking the Rodriguez Pass walking track,^[3] part of the Grand Canyon Track, one of the heritage-listed Blue Mountains walking tracks.^[4]

The falls were named in 1899 in honour of the then Governor of New South Wales, William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp; it was previously known as the Blackheath Falls.^[5]

References[]

^ "Beauchamp Falls". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Beauchamp Falls" (PDF). Wild Walks. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ "Rodriguez Pass walking track". NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ "Blue Mountains Walking tracks". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00980. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
^ Noble, David (n.d.). "Blakcheath". Waterfalls of the Blue Mountains. Google Sites. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

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[1] "Beauchamp Falls". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

[ww-2] "Beauchamp Falls" (PDF). Wild Walks. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

[3] "Rodriguez Pass walking track". NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

[nswshr-980-4] "Blue Mountains Walking tracks". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00980. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[5] Noble, David (n.d.). "Blakcheath". Waterfalls of the Blue Mountains. Google Sites. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

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Beauchamp Falls (Blue Mountains)

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