A description of this area from an article published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 20 March 1915 -
'NEW SIGHT AT BLACKHEATH:
A new sight of exceptional beauty and grandeur was opened at Blackheath by the councillors of the Blue Mountains Shire. The members of the Blackheath New Sights Committee accompanied the councillors.
The new sight is probably one of the most extensive on the Blue Mountains. It is viewed from a narrow neck of land jutting out beyond a peninsula known as Shipley, famous for its apples, into the Kanimbla, Megalong, and Jamieson Valleys, and is reached by a drive of six miles. Commencing at the north, one sees the mountains which over- look Rydal; then follows Hasson's Walls and Bowenfells, with the smoke of the blast furnaces at Lithgow rising high above the range. Then the road to the Jenolan Caves is also distinctly discernible all along the top of the Black Range. The descent to the Jenolan Caves Is also plainly visible. Further still, beyond a tumultous mass of mountains, one plainly recognises the peaks which surround MossVale and Bowral. Turning round, In the foreground are the Narrow Nook and Pulpit Hill, with Medlow Bath In the distance. 'The view at the bottom of the valley Is Indescribable. Unlike ordinary valleys, it is an accumulation of large mountains. The top barely reaches the height of the Lookout. The view is unique, and especially fine at sun set, when the shadow of each mountain is thrown upon the next, and shows the immensity of the abyss which separates them. '