Castle Peak (Hong Kong)

For the area in Hong Kong formerly named after Castle Peak, see Tuen Mun.

Castle Peak
青山
View of Castle Peak in November 2007 (image by Baycrest)
Highest point
Elevation583 m (1,913 ft)
Hong Kong Principal Datum Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates22°23′18.35″N 113°57′11.63″E / 22.3884306°N 113.9532306°E / 22.3884306; 113.9532306
Geography
Castle Peak is located in Hong Kong
Castle Peak
Castle Peak
Location of Castle Peak in Hong Kong
Location Hong Kong
Castle Peak
Chinese青山
Literal meaningGreen/Blue Hill
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīng Shān
Hakka
RomanizationQing1 San1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChīng Sāan
JyutpingCing1 Saan1
A view of Castle Peak from a sidewalk below, showing the triangular shape of the peak (taken in 20 July 2008)(image by Minghong)
A view of Castle Peak from below in 20 July 2008 (image by Minghong)

Castle Peak (Chinese: 青山, sometimes transcribed Tsing Shan)[1] or Pui To Shan (杯渡山) is a 583-metre (1,913-feet)-high peak in western New Territories, Hong Kong. It is also the highest granitic hill in Hong Kong.[2]

In contrast to its Chinese name, which means green hill, Castle Peak is notorious for its severe loss of vegetation and weathering of its granite surface.[3]

  1. ^ 《2017香港大地圖》. 萬里機構出版有限公司. 2016. ISBN 9789621460318.
  2. ^ Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (17 October 2006). Central Ridge and West (in English and Chinese). Hong Kong: Cosmos Books Limited. p. 61. ISBN 9882113273.
  3. ^ "Geological Landscapes". Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 26 October 2019.