Sze Fong Shan
四方山
Sze Fong Shan
Highest point
Elevation784 m (2,572 ft)
Coordinates22°25′03″N 114°08′09″E / 22.41750°N 114.13583°E / 22.41750; 114.13583
Geography
Sze Fong Shan is located in Hong Kong
Sze Fong Shan
Sze Fong Shan
Location of Sze Fong Shan in Hong Kong
LocationCentre of New Territories, Hong Kong

Sze Fong Shan[1] (Chinese: 四方山), located in Tai Po District[2] of the New Territories, is the fourth highest peak in Hong Kong. With a height of 784 m (2,572 ft), it is northeast of Tai Mo Shan.[3] The Eighth Stage of the MacLehose Trail passes near it.

Name

The Cantonese name Sze Fong Shan (Chinese: 四方山; Cantonese Yale: sei fōng shāan, Jyutping: Sei3 Fong1 Saan1) literally means "Square Mountain".

Subpeak

Chau Ma Kong (588 metres (1,929 ft)) is a subpeak north-northeast of Sze Fong Shan and east of Ng Tung Chai waterfalls.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "LCQ11: Safety of hikers". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  2. ^ Plan No. DCCA/R/2019/P1
  3. ^ "四方山 Sze Fong Shan". 隨我行FolloMe (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  4. ^ "Node: Chau Ma Kong (4231667189)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
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