Mount Gough

Mount Gough is a peak on , . It lies directly east of and rises to a height of 479 metres above . It is named for Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in China.
Wikipedia
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 370 metres
  • Description: mountain in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Gefu Shan”, “望角山”, and “歌賦山 Mount Gough”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Victoria Peak and Hong Kong Park.

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 .

Park
Photo: HK Arun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in , . Built at a cost of HK$398 million and opened on 23 May 1991, it covers an area of 80,000 square metres and is an example of modern design and facilities blending with natural landscape.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, built in 1846, is the oldest example of colonial architecture remaining in Hong Kong. It is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive, – within the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mid-Levels and Government Hill.

Suburb
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is an affluent residential area on in . It is located between and . Residents are predominantly more affluent Hong Kong locals and expatriate professionals.

Neighborhood
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is a hill in , bounded by upper section of Upper Albert Road on the south, Queen's Road Central north, Garden Road east, and Glenealy, west of .

Suburb
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is the eastern extension of the central business district on the of . It is located on the eastern end of the , bordered by to the east and to the north.

Mount Gough

Latitude
22.26864° or 22° 16′ 7″ north
Longitude
114.15966° or 114° 9′ 35″ east
Elevation
370 metres (1,214 feet)
Open location code
7PJP7595+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7353104554
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
1819819
Wiki­data ID
Q6920948
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Mount Gough” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mount Gough”
  • Chinese: “歌賦山”
  • Chinese: “歌赋山”
  • Czech: “Mount Gough”
  • Dutch: “Mount Gough”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت جوج”
  • Ladin: “Mont Gough”
  • Swedish: “Mount Gough”
  • Yue Chinese: “歌賦山”

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