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Our first visit to the mountain village of Mount Wilson after all the covid lockdowns of the last few years - The autumn colours never disappoints us !! We were here 02 May 2023.
From Wikipedia
Mount Wilson is a village located in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The village is about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of the township of Bell, and about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Sydney. At the 2021 census, the village of Mount Wilson had a population of 81 people.
Mount Wilson is a long, low mountain formation that sprawls for 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) in the northern Blue Mountains area. It is completely surrounded by the Blue Mountains National Park, a World Heritage Area. It has been partly developed as a residential area, with elaborate gardens that have become a tourist attraction. The area is particularly popular in the autumn, when the red and orange leaves give it extra colour. According to some, the "well organised locals have managed to resist the tidal wave of development which swept through the other mountain towns."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Wilson,_New_South_Wales
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