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Blue Mountains National Park, a UNESCO-listed wilderness about 80 km from Sydney, is famed for its “blue” eucalyptus forests (유칼립투스) and dramatic sandstone plateaus like the Three Sisters and Jamison Valley. The park and surrounding Greater Blue Mountains Area host unique wildlife, including koalas and kangaroos, but climate change, development, and especially wildfires have devastated habitat. A six-month fire event in 2019 is estimated to have killed about 8,000 koalas, pushing them toward endangered status and leaving national parks as critical refuges. Visitors can enjoy lookout points (Echo Point), thrilling photo spots like Lincoln’s Rock (popularized as a “Jennie photo zone”), and Scenic World attractions—Skyway, Railway, Walkway, and Cableway—to see vast forest vistas. The park also offers bush walking (bush walk), abseiling, cycling, stargazing, and Indigenous cultural sites. Access is easy from Sydney by car or train, and day tours and local towns like Katoomba and Leura provide visitor services and food. The article highlights both the park’s breathtaking scenery and the urgent conservation threats facing its wildlife.