Castle Peak
Castle Peak or Pui To Shan is a 583-metre -high peak in western New Territories, Hong Kong. It is also the highest granitic hill in Hong Kong. In contrast to its Chinese name, which means green hill, Castle Peak is notorious for its severe loss of vegetation and weathering of its granite surface.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 583 metres
- Description: mountain in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “P’ao-t’ai Shan”, “Qing Shan”, “Tsing Shan”, “屯門山”, “杯渡”, “杯渡山”, “杯渡山 Pui To Shan”, “瑞應山”, and “青山 Castle Peak”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Tsing Shan Monastery and Lung Mun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tsing Shan Tsuen and Yeung Siu Hang.
Castle Peak
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.38828° or 22° 23′ 18″ north
Longitude
113.95331° or 113° 57′ 12″ east
Elevation
583 metres (1,913 feet)
Open location code
7PJM9XQ3+88
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Castle Peak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castle Peak”
- Chinese: “青山”
- Dutch: “Castle Peak, Hong Kong”
- French: “pic Castle”
- French: “Pic Castle”
- German: “Castle Peak (Hongkong)”
- German: “Castle Peak”
- Japanese: “青山 (香港)”
- Ladin: “Castle Peak”
- Swedish: “Castle Peak”
- Yue Chinese: “青山 (杯渡)”
- Yue Chinese: “青山”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: 青山西崖 and Tsing Shan Tsuen San Shek Wan North.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: 青山舉鐵場 and Castle Peak SSSI.
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