Tai Mo Shan

Tai Mo Shan
Tai Mo Shan, viewed from Tai To Yan in April 2008
Highest point
Elevation957 m (3,140 ft)
Hong Kong Principal Datum Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates22°24′42.52″N 114°7′23.32″E / 22.4118111°N 114.1231444°E / 22.4118111; 114.1231444
Naming
Native name
Geography
Tai Mo Shan is located in Hong Kong
Tai Mo Shan
Tai Mo Shan
Location of Tai Mo Shan in Hong Kong
LocationCentre of the New Territories, Hong Kong
Tai Mo Shan Road, and Tai Mo Shan peak in distance in August 2006
Tai Mo Shan capped in mist in June 2005
Tai Po, as seen from top of Tai Mo Shan. MacLehose Trail Stage 8 is visible on the ridge of the mountain on the right.

Tai Mo Shan is the highest peak in Hong Kong, with an elevation of 957 metres (3,140 ft) above the Hong Kong Principal Datum [zh-tw], or around 956 metres (3,136 ft) above mean sea level.[1][2][3] It is located at approximately the geographical centre of the New Territories.

The Tai Mo Shan Country Park covers an area of 14.40 square kilometres (5.56 sq mi) around Tai Mo Shan.[1] It is located to the north of Tai Lam Country Park. The 35-metre-high (115 ft) Long Falls at Ng Tung Chai is the highest waterfall in Hong Kong.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Tai Mo Shan Country Park". Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ^ Lands Department (January 2023). "Hong Kong Geographic Data" (PDF).
  3. ^ Lands Department (2018). "Explanatory Notes on Geodetic Datums in Hong Kong" (PDF).
  4. ^ Kabange, Sanday Chongo (24 July 2012). "The better side of Hong Kong: Top 10 nature reserves". CNN Travel. Retrieved 20 November 2012.