Grassy Hill
Grassy Hill is the fourteenth highest mountain in Hong Kong. Peaked at 647 m, it is situated between Tsuen Wan and Tai Po and near Lead Mine Pass. Stage 7 of MacLehose Trail runs near its peak.Photo: 山民主義, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 647 metres
- Description: mountain of Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Cao Shan”, “Tso Shan”, “坳背環山”, and “草山 Grassy Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sze Fong Shan and Needle Hill.
Sze Fong Shan
Peak
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sze Fong Shan, located in Tai Po District of the New Territories, is the fourth highest peak in Hong Kong. With a height of 784 m, it is northeast of Tai Mo Shan. The Eighth Stage of the MacLehose Trail passes near it.
Needle Hill
Peak
Photo: LUFC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Needle Hill or Cham Shan is a mountain in New Territories, Hong Kong. It has an altitude of 532 m. This is a part of a popular hiking route including Grassy Hill and Tai Mo Shan. The mountain got its name due to the resemblance of a needle by its peak.
Ten Thousand Buddha’s Monastery
Buddhist temple
Photo: CPJoseph, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery is a mid-20th century Buddhist temple located in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, at 220 Pai Tau Village. Its designation as a monastery is actually a misnomer because there are no monks residing at the complex, which is managed solely by laypersons.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shek Lau Tung and Au Pui Wan.
Shek Lau Tung
Locality
Shek Lau Tung is a village in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.
Au Pui Wan
Locality
Au Pui Wan is a village in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Is it located southeast of Grassy Hill.
Grassy Hill
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.4117° or 22° 24′ 42″ northLongitude
114.1659° or 114° 9′ 57″ eastElevation
647 metres (2,123 feet)Open location code
7PJPC568+M9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1102121339OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Grassy Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Grassy Hill (bukid sa Hong Kong)”
- Cebuano: “Grassy Hill”
- Chinese: “草山”
- Dutch: “Grassy Hill”
- French: “Grassy Hill”
- Japanese: “草山”
- Ladin: “Grassy Hill”
- Swedish: “Grassy Hill”
- Tamil: “கிராசி மலை”
- Yue Chinese: “草山”
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