Mount Keira Lookout

Overview

This natural skyscraper towers over 460 meters above sea level and is the perfect vantage point for a bird's eye view of the city of Wollongong and the waters beyond.

Mount Keira is a significant cultural heritage site and is part of the Dreamtime story of the Wadi Wadi people — the traditional custodians of the land where Mount Keira sits. The story tells the creation of the five islands off Port Kembla, including Mount Keira, or Geera as it was known by the Wadi Wadi. The 'Six Daughters of the West Wind' sculpture on the south-facing lookout commemorates its creation story.

There are moves afoot to rename the summit park to Djeera or Geera to reflect this heritage. And a short walk from the lookout will bring you to the edge of the stunning Illawarra escarpment, more than 200 million years in the making.

Image: Andrew Harvey, Flickr