Towns and Villages in The Local Government Area
The urban part of the city consists of a ribbon of close or contiguous towns which lie on the Main Western railway line, served by CityRail's Blue Mountains services, and Great Western Highway between Emu Plains and Lithgow. About 70% of the city's area is within the Blue Mountains National Park which lies north and south of the ribbon of towns. The National Park is part of the much larger Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site and the city brands itself as "The City Within a World Heritage National Park". The towns and villages are generally grouped into lower, mid, and upper mountains. The economy of the upper mountains is dependent almost entirely on tourism. The road to Sydney, the Great Western Highway, is mostly dual carriageway but is relatively slow due to the urban development and hilly terrain. An electric train service integrates into CityRail, Sydney's suburban rail network.
The main towns and villages in the City of Blue Mountain are:
- Bell
- Blackheath
- Blaxland
- Bullaburra
- Faulconbridge
- Glenbrook
- Hazelbrook
- Katoomba
- Lapstone
- Lawson
- Leura
- Linden
- Medlow Bath
- Mount Riverview
- Mount Victoria
- Springwood
- Sun Valley
- Valley Heights
- Warrimoo
- Wentworth Falls
- Winmalee
- Woodford
- Yellow Rock
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