Eucalyptus scopulorum is a tree that typically grows to a height of 8 m (26 ft) and forms a lignotuber.

It has soft, corky, pale grey bark on the trunk and branches.

[2][3][4] Eucalyptus scopulorum was first formally described in 1997 by Ken Hill in the journal Telopea from specimens he collected in the Gibraltar Range State Forest in 1996.

[4][5] The specific epithet (scopulorum) is from the Latin word scopulus meaning "a cliff", referring to the usual habitat of this species.

[4] This eucalypt grows in rocky crevices on steep cliffs and is only known in a few places on the Gibraltar Range.