Sunset Peak
大東山
View of Sunset Peak (2020)
Highest point
Elevation869 m (2,851 ft)
Hong Kong Principal Datum Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates22°15′26″N 113°57′10″E / 22.25722°N 113.95278°E / 22.25722; 113.95278
Geography
Sunset Peak is located in Hong Kong
Sunset Peak
Sunset Peak
Location of Sunset Peak in Hong Kong
LocationSouthern Lantau Island, Hong Kong

Sunset Peak or Tai Tung Shan (Chinese: 大東山) is the third-highest peak in Hong Kong and the second-highest on the island of Lantau. It is situated within the Lantau South Country Park and the Lantau North Country Park and stands at a height of 869 metres (2,851 ft) above the Hong Kong Principal Datum, or 868 metres (2,848 ft) above mean sea level.[1][2] The second-highest of the territory and the highest on the island, the Lantau Peak, is located to its west.

Name

The Cantonese name Tai Tung Shan (Chinese: 大東山; Cantonese Yale: daaih dūng shāan, Jyutping: Daai6 Dung1 Saan1) literally means "Big East Mountain".

The sun sets on Sunset Peak. Viewed from Victoria Harbour.

Access

Sunset Peak is only accessible by foot. It is located on section 2 of the 70 km (43 mi) long Lantau Trail. Section 2 is 6.5 km long and goes from Nam Shan Campsite west of Mui Wo on South Lantau Road (elevation about 120 m), to Pak Kung Au, another campsite on the Tung Chung Road (elevation about 340 m). Both campsites are served by a number of bus routes going to Mui Wo, Tung Chung, and other destinations on Lantau island.[3]

Sunset Peak Huts

See also

References

  1. ^ Lands Department (January 2023). "Hong Kong Geographic Data" (PDF).
  2. ^ Lands Department (2018). "Explanatory Notes on Geodetic Datums in Hong Kong" (PDF).
  3. ^ Stage 2 Nam Shan to Pak Kung Au on hiking.gov.hk. The elevations at Nam Shan and Pak Kung Au are taken from a local map.
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