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Hong Kong PortalThe following is a list of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong:
'Shan' and 'leng' are the transliterations of the Cantonese words for 'mount' and 'ridge' respectively. 'Toi', 'Gong', 'Fung' and 'Koi' also correspond to 'Mount' in English; 'Deng' corresponds to 'peak' in English.
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Tallest peaks of Hong Kong
Rank Name Height (m) Country park Location Notes 1 Tai Mo Shan 957 Tai Mo Shan Country Park Centre New Territories 2 Lantau Peak 934 Lantau South Country Park Centre Lantau Island Also known as Fung Wong Shan. 3 Sunset Peak 869 Lantau South Country Park Southern Lantau Island Also known as Tai Tung Shan. 4 Sze Fong Shan 785 Tai Mo Shan Country Park Centre New Territories 5 Wo Yang Shan 771 Tai Mo Shan Country Park Centre New Territories 6 Lin Fa Shan 766 Lantau North Country Park Centre Lantau Island 7 Miu Gou Toi 765 Tai Mo Shan Country Park Centre New Territories Second highest peak on Tai Mo Shan[1] 8 Nei Lak Shan 754 Lantau North Country Park Southern Lantau Island 9 Yi Tung Shan 749 Lantau North Country Park Eastern Lantau Island 10= Wo Tong Gong 702 Tai Mo Shan Country Park Centre New Territories [2] 10= Ma On Shan 702 Ma On Shan Country Park Eastern New Territories 12 The Hunch Backs 677 Ma On Shan Country Park Eastern New Territories Also known as Ngau Ngak Shan. 13 Yin Ngam Deng 660* Tai Mo Shan Country Park Centre New Territories 14 Grassy Hill 647 Tai Mo Shan Country Park Centre New Territories 15 Wong Leng 639 Pat Sin Leng Country Park Northeastern New Territories 16 Buffalo Hill 606 Ma On Shan Country Park Eastern New Territories 17 West Buffalo Hill 604 Ma On Shan Country Park Eastern New Territories 18 Kowloon Peak 602 Ma On Shan Country Park Eastern Kowloon Also known as Fei Ngo Shan. 19 Shun Yeung Fung 591 Pat Sin Leng Country Park Northeastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng. 20= Tiu Shau Ngam 588 Tai Mo Shan Country Park Centre New Territories 20= Jau Ma Gong 588 Ma On Shan Country Park Eastern New Territories 22= Jeung Shan 585 Ma On Shan Country Park Eastern Kowloon 22= Kai Kung Ling 585 Lam Tsuen Country Park Northwestern New Territories 22= Lo Tin Deng 585 Lam Tsuen Country Park Northwestern New Territories 25 Castle Peak 583 None Western New Territories west of Tuen Mun Also known as Ching Shan or Pui To Shan 26 Lin Fa Shan, Tsuen Wan 579 Tai Lam Country Park Tsuen Wan District 27 Tate's Cairn 577 Ma On Shan Country Park Northeastern Kowloon Also known as Tai Lo Shan. 28 Tai Lo Tin 572 Lam Tsuen Country Park Northwestern New Territories 29 Tai To Yan 566 Lam Tsuen Country Park Northwestern New Territories 30 Wong Juk Shan 560 Ma On Shan Country Park Eastern New Territories 31 Victoria Peak 552 Pok Fu Lam Country Park Hong Kong Island Named for British monarch Queen Victoria; also known as Mount Austin (named for former Colonial Secretary John Gardiner Austin), and locally as The Peak. 32 Lai Pek Shan 550 Pat Sin Leng Country Park Northeastern New Territories 33 Kwun Yum Shan 546 Tai Mo Shan Country Park Centre New Territories 34 Tung Shan 544 Ma On Shan Country Park Eastern Kowloon 35 Chung Li Fung 543 Pat Sin Leng Country Park Northeastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng. 36 Shek Nga Shan 540 Ma On Shan Country Park Eastern New Territories 37 Kau Nga Ling 539 Lantau South Country Park Southern Lantau Island 38 Pyramid Hill 536 Ma On Shan Country Park Eastern New Territories Also known as Tai Kam Chung. 39 Tung Yeung Shan 533 Ma On Shan Country Park Northeastern Kowloon 40= Needle Hill 532 Shing Mun Country Park Centre New Territories Also known as Cham Shan. 40= Mount Parker 532 Tai Tam Country Park Hong Kong Island named for Dr. Brian Gian-Paul Parker, Professor of Loyola College'[disambiguation needed 
]s School of Diverse Ecological Studies42= Kao Lao Fung 530 Pat Sin Leng Country Park Northeastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng. 42= Kuai Li Fung 530 Pat Sin Leng Country Park Northeastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng. 44 Po To Yan 529 Lantau South Country Park Southern Lantau Island 45= Fu Yung Pit 514 Ma On Shan Country Park Northeastern Kowloon 45= Hsien Ku Fung 514 Pat Sin Leng Country Park Northeastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng 47= Sheung Tsz Fung 510 Pat Sin Leng Country Park Northeastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng 47= Tsao Kau Fung 510 Pat Sin Leng Country Park Northeastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng 49 Pak Tai To Yan 509 Lam Tsuen Country Park Northwestern New Territories 50 Kau Keng Shan 507 Tai Lam Country Park Western New Territories 51 Mount Kellett 501 Aberdeen Country Park Hong Kong Island named after British naval officer and explorer Henry Kellett 52 Lion Rock 495 Lion Rock Country Park Northern Kowloon 53 High West 494 Pok Fu Lam Country Park Hong Kong Island 54 Sze Tse Tau Shan 494 Lantau South Country Park Southern Lantau Island 55 Robin's Nest 492 None Northern New Territories Also known as Hung Fa Leng. 56= Ling Wui Shan 490 Lantau South Country Park Lantau Island 56= Choi Wo Fung 490 Pat Sin Leng Country Park Northeastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng. 58 Hung Fa Jai 489 None Northeastern New Territories Also known as Hung Fa Leng. 59 Temple Hill 488 None Northeastern Kowloon Also known as Tsz Wan Shan. 54 Kwai Tau Leng 486 Pat Sin Leng Country Park Northeastern New Territories 55 Por Kai Shan 482 Lantau North Country Park southeast of Tung Chung and facing Urmston Road 56 Shek Uk Shan 481 Sai Kung West Country Park Sai Kung, New Territories 57= Muk Yue Shan 479 Lantau North Country Park on Lantau Island north side of Shek Pik Reservoir 57= Mount Gough 479 Hong Kong Island east of Victoria Peak and north of Aberdeen Country Park Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, British Commander-in-Chief, China and Commander-in-Chief, India 59 Shek Lung Kung 473 Tai Lam Country Park near Ting Kau and south of Hoi Pui Reservoir 60 Sharp Peak (Nam She Tsim) 468 Sai Kung East Country Park 61 Tai Hom Sham 466 Lantau South Country Park 62 Lo Fu Tau 465 Tai Tam Country Park 63 Tin Fu Tsai Shan 461 Tai Lam Country Park near Ting Kau 64 Keung Shan 459 Lantau South Country Park north of Tai Long Wan Tsuen 65 Beacon Hill 457 Lion Rock Country Park 66 Ngam Tau Shan 451 Sai Kung West Country Park 67 Cheung Shan 449 on Lantau Island 68 Cheung Yan Shan 443 on Lantau Island 69 Cloudy Hill (Kau Lung Hang Shan) 440 Pat Sin Leng Country Park Central New Territories, North of Hong Lok Yuen and Tai Po Industrial Estate 70 Mount Cameron 439 Aberdeen Country Park likely named for Major General William Gordon Cameron, British Army officer and former Administrator of Hong Kong 71 Unicorn Ridge 437 Lion Rock Country Park line of mountains dividing Sha Tin from Kowloon 72 Mount Butler 436 Tai Tam Country Park on Hong Kong Island 73 Kwun Yam Shan 434 on Lantau Island 74 Violet Hill (Tsz Lo Lan Shan) 433 on Hong Kong Island 75 Jardine's Lookout 433 on Hong Kong Island named for British hong William Jardine (Jardine Matheson) 76 Razor Hill (Che Kwn Shan) 432 near Pik Uk, Ta Ku Ling, Tseung Kwan O, and Tai Po Tsai 77 Mount Nicholson 430 on Hong Kong Island 78 Sham Hang Lek 430 on Lantau Island 79 Middle Kau Nga Ling 428 on Lantau Island 80 Siu Ma Shan 424 on Hong Kong Island 81 Ngau Yee Shek Shan 422 m Sai Kung West Country Park 82 Tai Sheung Tok 419 m Ma On Shan Country Park near Ngau Chi Wan 83 Tiu Tang Lung 416 m Plover Cove Country Park 84 Tai Cham Koi 408 m Sai Kung East Country Park north of High Island Reservoir 85 Luk Shan 407 m near Sai Kung 86 Kai Kung Shan 399 m Sai Kung West Country Park 87 Kau To Shan (Cove Hill) 399 m east of Shing Mun Country Park and south of Tai Po Kau in Sha Tin 88 Nui Po Shan (Turret Hill) 399 m Ma On Shan Country Park near Sha Tin 89 Tsim Mei Fung 395 m Ma On Shan Country Park 90 Gon Shan 394m 91 Fa Mei Shan 391 m near Sai Kung 92 Wa Mei Shan 391 m Sai Kung West Country Park 93 The Twins South 386 on Hong Kong Island 94 Lui Ta Shek 379 m Sai Kung West Country Park 95 Lau Fa Tung 378 on Lantau Island 96 Yuen Tau Shan 375 m near Tuen Mun 97 Nga Ying Shan 374 on Lantau Island 98 Kai Kung Shan 374 m Lam Tsuen Country Park 100 Mount Hallowers (Tam Chai Shan) 372 m Sai Kung West Country Park 101 Tai Mun Shan 370 m near Big Wave Bay (aka. Tai Long Wan near Chek King on the Sai Kung Peninsula) 102 Golden Hill (Kam Shan) 369 m Kam Shan Country Park 103 Fan Kei Tok 369 m Plover Cove Country Park 104 Tin Mei Shan 366 m Sai Kung East Country Park northwest corner of High Island Reservoir 105 The Twins North 363 on Hong Kong Island 106 Bird's Hill (Lung Shan) 360 m near Pat Sin Leng Country Park and near Kwan Tei Temple 107 Cham Tin Shan 356 m Ma On Shan Country Park north of Ngau Chi Wan 108 Mount Stenhouse (Shan Tel Tong) 353 on Lamma Island likely named for Edinburgh suburb Stenhouse Village 109 Mount Collinson 348 on Hong Kong Island Colonel Thomas Bernard Collinson [1], a Royal Engineers surveyor in Hong Kong (1821–1902) 110 Hebe Hill (Tsim Fung Shan) 346 m Ma On Shan Country Park 111= High Junk Peak (Tiu Yue Yung) 344 m Clear Water Bay Country Park 111= Cheung Lin Shan 344 on Hong Kong Island 113 Shek Sze Shan 340 on Lantau Island 114 Tsim Fung Shan 339 on Lantau Island 115= Smuggler's Ridge 337 m Kam Shan Country Park part of Gin Drinker's Line 115= Tai Lo Tin 337 m Ma On Shan near Tate' Cairn 117 Tsing Yi Peak (Sam Chi Heung) 334 on Tsing Yi Island 118 D'Aguilar Peak (Hok Tsui Shan) 325 m Shek O Country Park Shek O British Army Major-General George Charles D'Aguilar, Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong 119 Wo Liu Tun 324 on Lantau Island 120 Sze Shan 322 on Lantau Island 121 Tai Tun 317 m Sai Kung West Country Park 122 Sai Wan Shan 314 m Sai Kung East Country Park facing High Island Reservoir 123= Pottinger Peak 312 on Hong Kong Island Sir Henry Pottinger, first British Governor of Hong Kong (Chief of British Forces in Hong Kong) and East India Company Colonel 123= Kwai Au Shan 312 m Ma On Shan Country Park south of Hebe Hill and north east of Ngau Tau Kok 125 Wang Leng 311 m Wang Leng Island? 126 Eagle's Nest (Tsim Shan) 305 m near Kam Shan Country Park 127= Black Hill 304 m located between Yau Tong and Tiu Keng Leng facing Junk Bay; named for former administrator Major General Wilsone Black, British Army officer 127= Kwun Yam Tung 304 m faces Afternoon Bay in Cheung Chau 129 Lo Yan Shan 303 on Lantau Island 130= Tai Che Tung 302 on Lantau Island 130= Tap Chai Shan 302 on Lantau Island Lesser Hills
There are numerous smaller hills that dot Hong Kong and some that have disappeared with re-development:
Name Height (m) Country park Location Notes Amah Rock 15m Lion Rock Country Park Named after Mazu (goddess) Mount Davis 269m Kennedy Town Named for John Francis Davis, former British Governor of Hong Kong Devil's Peak 222m Lei Yue Mun Braemar Hill < 200m North Point Leighton Hill < 100m Causeway Bay and Happy Valley Morrison Hill < 100m Wan Chai Named for John Robert Morrison, Chinese interpreter and British linguist and Colonial Secretary Parish Hill Causeway Bay and Happy Valley named for Commodore John E. Parish, commander of China Station 1873-1876 See also
References
- ^ 落探員. "妙高台 [Miu Gou Toi]" (in Chinese). http://www.wildtrekking.net/topics/mountain/600/765miuko.htm. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ 落探員. "禾塘崗 [Wo Tong Gong]" (in Chinese). http://www.wildtrekking.net/topics/mountain/600/702WoTong.htm. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
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