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.
- Peak rising to 583 metres (1,913 feet)
- Description: mountain in Hong Kong
- Also known as“P’ao-t’ai Shan”“Qing Shan”“Tsing Shan”“杯渡山 Pui To Shan”“青山 Castle Peak”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Tsing Shan Monastery and Lung Mun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tsing Shan Tsuen and Yeung Siu Hang.
Tsing Shan Tsuen
Tsing Shan Tsuen is a village in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong.
Yeung Siu Hang
Yeung Siu Hang is a village in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong.
Castle Peak
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Latitude
22.38828° or 22° 23′ 18″ north
Longitude
113.95331° or 113° 57′ 12″ east
Open location code
7PJM9XQ3+88
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural = peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Castle Peak” goes by many names.
Castle PeakCebuano
屯門山Chinese
杯渡山Chinese
瑞應山Chinese
青山Chinese
Castle Peak, Hong KongDutch
青山 (香港)Japanese
Castle PeakLadin
Castle PeakSwedish
屯門山Yue Chinese
杯渡Yue Chinese
杯渡山Yue Chinese
瑞應山Yue Chinese
青山Yue Chinese
青山 (杯渡)Yue Chinese
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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