Mount Collinson (Chinese: 歌連臣山) is a mountain located in the far east of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The mountain has a sea level elevation of 348 m (1,142 ft).[1][2]

Mount Collinson
The view of Mount Collinson (right) from Junk Bay in 2006
Highest point
Elevation348 m (1,142 ft)
Prominence180 m (590 ft)
Isolation2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Coordinates22°15′06″N 114°14′07″E / 22.251742°N 114.235277°E / 22.251742; 114.235277
Geography
Mount Collinson is located in Hong Kong
Mount Collinson
Mount Collinson
Location of Hong Kong
LocationFar East of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong SAR

It is situated within the Shek O Country Park, which has an area of 7.01 square kilometres (2.71 square miles). It is located in the southeastern corner of Hong Kong Island. There are 7 named peaks in the park, and Mount Collinson is the highest among them.[3]

Mount Collinson
Traditional Chinese歌連臣山
Simplified Chinese歌连臣山
Literal meaningCollinson Mountain
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGēliánchénshān / Gēliánchén Shān
Hakka
RomanizationGo1 Liên2 San4 San1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationgō lìhn sàhn sāan
JyutpingGo1 Lin4 San4 Saan1

Location

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Hong Kong Trail Section 8 crosses the slope side of the mountain, which connects between Shek O Peak (also known as Dragon Back)'s intersection point, Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution and Tai Long Wan (Sai Kung District).[4]

Summit

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Despite having no properly-paved trails to reach the summit, it is still marked with a summit marking pillar. The Tai Tam Gap is facing northbound from the summit, with Shek O facing southbound.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Mount Collinson". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  2. ^ "Mount Collinson - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  3. ^ "Shek O Country Park". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  4. ^ "Shek O Country Park". www.afcd.gov.hk. Retrieved 2023-05-25.