High West

High West or Sai Ko Shan, is a mountain on with a height of 494 m. It is in .
Wikipedia
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 494 metres
  • Description: mountain in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Sai Ko Shan”, “Xigao Shan”, and “西高山 High West”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Victoria Peak and Queen Mary Hospital.

Peak
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hill on the western half of . It is also known as the Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak only generally. With an elevation of 552 metres, it is the tallest hill on Hong Kong Island, and the 29th tallest in the territory of .

Hospital
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The is a public district general hospital in . It is the largest hospital on at 1,711 beds, and is also a teaching hospital affiliated with the dental and of the University of Hong Kong.

Reservoir
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly known as the Pokefulum Reservoir, is the first reservoir in Hong Kong. It is located in a valley in , . It is near The Peak.It is actually two reservoirs with capacity of 260,000 m3.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Telegraph Bay and Pok Fu Lam.

Quarter
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or Kong Sin Wan, formerly known as Tai Hau Wan, is a bay in the west shore near , between and on the , Hong Kong. It is where the is located.

Village
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or Pokfulam is a residential area on , at the western end of the . It is a valley between and , around .

Suburb
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is a town and neighbourhood at the western end of Sai Wan on in Hong Kong. It was named after Arthur Edward Kennedy, the 7th governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877.

High West

Latitude
22.27217° or 22° 16′ 20″ north
Longitude
114.13629° or 114° 8′ 11″ east
Elevation
494 metres (1,621 feet)
Open location code
7PJP74CP+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 288737750
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
1819750
Wiki­data ID
Q13164492
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Satellite Map

Discover High West from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“High West” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “High West”
  • Chinese: “西高山”
  • Dutch: “High West”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هيج ويست”
  • Ladin: “High West”
  • Swedish: “High West”
  • Vietnamese: “Tây Cao Sơn”
  • Yue Chinese: “西高山”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Victoria Peak and Pok Fu Lam.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mt. High West Viewing Point and 西高崖底.

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