Castle Peak

Castle Peak or Pui To Shan is a 583-metre -high peak in western , 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.
Wikipedia
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  • 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”, “杯渡山 Pui To Shan”, and “青山 Castle Peak”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tsing Shan Monastery and Lung Mun.

Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as Castle Peak Monastery, is situated at the foot of Castle Peak, near , . Parts of the monastery are listed as Grade I historic buildings, others are listed as Grade II historic buildings.

Railway station
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is a station in Hong Kong's MTR Light Rail system. It is located at ground level of Road near Oasis in . It began service on 18 September 1988 and is located in Zone 1. It serves Oasis and Glorious Garden.

Railway station
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is an MTR Light Rail stop. It is located at ground level at the junction of Lung Mun Road and Tuen Tsing Lane, near Tuen Mun Depot and Sun Tuen Mun Centre, in . It began service on 18 September 1988 and belongs to Zone 1.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tsing Shan Tsuen and Yeung Siu Hang.

Village
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is a village in , .

Hamlet
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is a village in , .

Town
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Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of and in the west of , Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period.

Castle Peak

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
node 4258220392
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
1820009
Wiki­data ID
Q5050223
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Castle Peak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Castle Peak”
  • Chinese: “屯門山”
  • Chinese: “杯渡山”
  • Chinese: “瑞應山”
  • 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: “屯門山”
  • Yue Chinese: “杯渡”
  • Yue Chinese: “杯渡山”
  • Yue Chinese: “瑞應山”
  • Yue Chinese: “青山 (杯渡)”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as 青山西崖 and Tsing Shan Tsuen San Shek Wan North.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 青山舉鐵場 and Castle Peak SSSI.

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