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The 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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Rank | Name | Height (m) | Country park | Location | Notes |
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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's School of Diverse Ecological Studies |
42= | 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 |
There are numerous smaller hills that dot Hong Kong and some that have disappeared with re-development:
Name | Height (m) | Country park | Location | Notes |
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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 |