West Buffalo Hill
West Buffalo Hill or Wong Ngau Shan is a 604-metre-high hill within Ma On Shan Country Park, New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies directly west of Buffalo Hill, thus receiving its name. Stage 4 of the MacLehose Trail passes through the hill.Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 604 metres
- Description: mountain of Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Huangniu Shan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buffalo Hill and Kwong Yuen.
Buffalo Hill
Peak
Photo: Earth100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buffalo Hill is a hill located in Ma On Shan Country Park west of Sai Kung, in the eastern half of Hong Kong. It is particularly well known for its peak resembling the head of a Buffalo when viewed from Sha Tin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mau Tso Ngam and Fa Sam Hang.
Fa Sam Hang
Hamlet
Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fa Sam Hang is a village in the Siu Lek Yuen area of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.
West Buffalo Hill
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Sha Tin District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.37295° or 22° 22′ 23″ northLongitude
114.23208° or 114° 13′ 56″ eastElevation
604 metres (1,982 feet)Open location code
7PJP96FJ+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 1263051657OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“West Buffalo Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wong Ngau Shan”
- Chinese: “西水牛山”
- Chinese: “黃牛山”
- Dutch: “West Buffalo Hill”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ويسانت بوفالو هيل”
- French: “West Buffalo Hill”
- Japanese: “西水牛山”
- Ladin: “West Buffalo Hill”
- Swedish: “Wong Ngau Shan”
- Wu Chinese: “黄牛山”
- Yue Chinese: “黃牛山”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as 黃牛石城 and Tai No Sheung Yeung.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Japanese Tunnel and Wong Chuk Shan.
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