Grassy Hill

Grassy Hill
草山
View of Grassy Hill in September 2015
Highest point
Elevation647 m (2,123 ft)
Coordinates22°24′45″N 114°9′54″E / 22.41250°N 114.16500°E / 22.41250; 114.16500
Geography
Grassy Hill is located in Hong Kong
Grassy Hill
Grassy Hill
Location of Grassy Hill in  Hong Kong
Grassy Hill
Chinese草山
Literal meaningGrass Mountain
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCǎo Shān
Hakka
RomanizationCou2 San1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationchóu sāan
JyutpingCou2 Saan1
A Geographical Map showing the distribution of the types of rocks in Hong Kong. It shows that Grassy Hill consists of volcanic rocks.
A Hong Kong Geographical Map showing the distribution of the types of rocks there. Grassy Hill is in green, which shows it consists of volcanic rocks.

Grassy Hill (Chinese: 草山; Cantonese Yale: Chóu sāan) is the fourteenth highest mountain in Hong Kong. Peaked at 647 m (2,123 ft),[1] it is situated between Tsuen Wan and Tai Po and near Lead Mine Pass.[2] Stage 7 of MacLehose Trail runs near its peak.

The summit of the hill is located near point of contact of Tai Po District, Tsuen Wan District and Sha Tin District. The summit itself is located within Tsuen Wan District.

  1. ^ Owen, Bernie; Shaw, Raynor (2007-10-01). Hong Kong Landscapes: Shaping the Barren Rock. Hong Kong University Press. p. 101. ISBN 9789622098473.
  2. ^ Stokes, Edward (1995). Hong Kong's Wild Places: An Environmental Exploration. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195866018.