Mount Victoria, New South Wales

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Mount Victoria is the westernmost village/township in the City of Blue Mountains. Located 120 kilometres from Sydney and 1043 metres above sea-level, the settlement has a population of 869 people as of the 2001 Census. Originally known as One Tree Hill it was marked on an early map dating from 1834 by the Surveyor General, Sir Thomas Mitchell. The town's name changed after the first Post Office was built in 1876. Another previous name for the town was Broughton's Waterhole.

By the late 19th century, Mount Victoria had become a prosperous settlement, and marked the termination of the railway line. Many private schools were founded in the area, which become somewhat of a 'hill station' retreat for wealthy Sydney families.

Today, it is a small township with a large number of historic buildings including the Hall which is used as a cinema, the Mount Vic Flicks, and the Imperial Hotel. It also has a museum at the railway station, and is the starting point for many bushwalks and features several lookouts over the Kanimbla Valley.

Mount Victoria is the origin of the escarpment plateau extension of Mount York, site of the 1813 crossing of the mountains.

Mount Piddington lookout is located nearby.