Ma On Shan
Ma On Shan is a saddle-shaped peak in east of Tolo Harbour in the New Territories of Hong Kong. With a height of 702 metres, it stands among the ten highest mountains in Hong Kong.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chong Fat, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 702 metres
- Description: peak in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Ma’an Shan” and “馬頭頂”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hunchback Hills and Tiu Shau Ngam.
Hunchback Hills
Peak
Photo: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Hunch Backs, or Ngau Ngak Shan, is the twelfth-highest mountain in Hong Kong. Peaked at 677 metres, it is at the north of Ma On Shan.
Tiu Shau Ngam
Peak
Photo: Kyosar.cheung, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tiu Shau Ngam, is a mountain in Hong Kong with a height of 589 metres. It is located north of Ma On Shan, the tallest mountain in the region. It is part of the west ridge of The Hunch Backs and is a well-known precipitous peak.
Pyramid Hill
Peak
Photo: Winstonlee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pyramid Hill or Tai Kam Chung is a peak in eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. With a height of 536 metres, it stands among the highest mountains in Hong Kong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wong Chuk Yeung and Ma On Shan Tsuen.
Wong Chuk Yeung
Hamlet
Wong Chuk Yeung is a remote village in Tai Po District, on the Sai Kung Peninsula of Hong Kong. It is located within the Ma On Shan Country Park, southeast of Ma On Shan Peak.
Ma On Shan Tsuen
Hamlet
Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ma On Shan Village or Ma On Shan Tsuen is a mining village in the hills of Ma On Shan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. The village grew around the activity of the Ma On Shan Iron Mine, which reached its peak during the 1950s-60s and ceased operation in 1976.
Sai Keng Village
Village
Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sai Keng is a village of in the Shap Sze Heung area of Sai Kung North, in Tai Po District, Hong Kong, located near the shore of Three Fathoms Cove.
Ma On Shan
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Tai Po District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.40906° or 22° 24′ 33″ northLongitude
114.25239° or 114° 15′ 9″ eastElevation
702 metres (2,303 feet)Open location code
7PJPC752+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 714977855OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Ma On Shan” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ma On Shan (bukid sa Hong Kong)”
- Cebuano: “Ma On Shan”
- Chinese: “馬鞍山”
- Dutch: “Ma On Shan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ما اون شان”
- French: “Ma On Shan”
- Japanese: “馬鞍山 (香港)”
- Japanese: “馬鞍山”
- Korean: “마온산”
- Ladin: “Ma On Shan”
- Swedish: “Ma On Shan (berg i Hongkong)”
- Swedish: “Ma On Shan”
- Wu Chinese: “马鞍山（香港个山）”
- Wu Chinese: “马鞍山”
- Yue Chinese: “馬鞍山”
- “Ma On Shan”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ma On Shan”. Photo: Chong Fat, Public domain.