Checkerboard Hill

Checkerboard Hill, also known as Kowloon Tsai Hill and Tak Mee Mountain, is a small hill in the northern of that formerly served as an aid to the Instrument Guidance System for the now-closed .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 98 metres
  • Description: Hill in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “格仔山 Checkerboard Hill”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mong Kok Stadium and Lion Rock.

Stadium
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is a stadium in , , . With a capacity of 6,664, it hosts Hong Kong Premier League football matches, with Kitchee currently using the venue.

Peak
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, or less formally Hill, is a mountain in . It is located in , between of and of the , and is 495 metres high.

Place of worship
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is a well known shrine and tourist attraction in . It is dedicated to Wong Tai Sin, or the Great Immortal Wong. The 18,000 m2 Taoist temple is famed for the many prayers answered: "What you request is what you get" via a practice called kau chim.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kowloon and Central Hong Kong.

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is an urban peninsula on the mainland part of , directly across from the Hong Kong Island . With over 2 million people living in an area of less than 47 km², is one of the most densely populated places on the planet, and has a matching array of places to shop, eat and sleep.

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Central and Western is a district of Island. It is the political, administrative and financial hub and home to some fantastic skyscrapers and Victoria Peak.

Suburb
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is an area of , , situated in the northwestern part of the , north of , east of and south of Shek Kip Mei.

Checkerboard Hill

Latitude
22.3357° or 22° 20′ 9″ north
Longitude
114.1843° or 114° 11′ 3″ east
Elevation
98 metres (322 feet)
Open location code
7PJP85PM+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4214815321
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q1068776
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Satellite Map

Discover Checkerboard Hill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Checkerboard Hill” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “九龍仔山”
  • Chinese: “格仔山”
  • Chinese: “雷達山”
  • Dutch: “Checkerboard Hill”
  • German: “Checkerboard Hill”
  • Ladin: “Checkerboard Hill”
  • Yue Chinese: “格仔山”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kowloon Tsai and Lok Fu Estate.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lok Fu Service Reservoir Rest Garden and 樂富海水配水庫 Lok Fu Salt Water Service Reservoir.

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