The following is a list of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong.

In the romanisation system used by the Hong Kong Government known as Standard Romanisation, 'shan' and 'leng' are the transliterations of the Cantonese words for 'mount' (山) and 'ridge' (嶺), respectively. 'Toi', 'kong', 'fung' and 'koi' also correspond to 'mount' in English and 'teng' corresponds to 'peak'. It is this system which is used in the list below.

Highest peaks of Hong Kong

Rank Name Height (m) Country park Location Notes
1Tai Mo Shan957Tai Mo Shan Country ParkCentral New Territories MacLehose Trail Section 8. The actual peak is inside an army base and not accessible to the public.
2Lantau Peak
(Fung Wong Shan)
934Lantau South Country ParkCentral Lantau Island Highest publicly accessible summit. Lantau Trail Section 3
3Sunset Peak
(Tai Tung Shan)
869Lantau South Country ParkSouthern Lantau Island Lantau Trail Section 2
4Sze Fong Shan785Tai Mo Shan Country ParkCentral New Territories MacLehose Trail Section 8
5 Miu Ko Toi 779 Tai Mo Shan Country Park Central New Territories Second highest peak on Tai Mo Shan[1]
6Wo Yeung Shan767Tai Mo Shan Country ParkCentral New Territories
7Lin Fa Shan766Lantau North Country ParkCentral Lantau Island Lantau Trail Section 2
8Nei Lak Shan754Lantau North Country ParkSouthern Lantau Island Lantau Trail Section 3
9Yi Tung Shan749Lantau North Country ParkEastern Lantau Island Lantau Trail Section 2
10Ma On Shan702Ma On Shan Country ParkEastern New Territories
11Yin Ngam Teng679Tai Mo Shan Country ParkCentral New Territories
12The Hunch Backs
(Ngau Ngak Shan)
677Ma On Shan Country ParkEastern New Territories
13 Wo Kong Tong (lower) 656 Tai Mo Shan Country Park Central New Territories
14Grassy Hill647Tai Mo Shan Country ParkCentral New Territories
15Wong Leng639Pat Sin Leng Country ParkNortheastern New Territories
16Buffalo Hill606Ma On Shan Country ParkEastern New Territories
17West Buffalo Hill604Ma On Shan Country ParkEastern New Territories
18Kowloon Peak
(Fei Ngo Shan)
603Ma On Shan Country ParkEastern Kowloon
19Shun Yeung Fung591Pat Sin Leng Country ParkNortheastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng.
20 Tiu Shau Ngam 589 Ma On Shan Country Park Eastern New Territories
21Chau Ma Kong588Tai Mo Shan Country ParkEastern New Territories
22=Cheung Shan585Ma On Shan Country ParkEastern Kowloon Also known as Middle Hill
22=Lo Tin Teng585Lam Tsuen Country ParkNorthwestern New Territories
24Castle Peak583NoneWestern New Territories west of Tuen Mun Also known as Ching Shan or Pui To Shan
25Lin Fa Shan579Tai Lam Country ParkTsuen Wan District
26Tate's Cairn577Ma On Shan Country ParkNortheastern Kowloon Also known as Tai Lo Shan.
27Kai Kung Leng (Tai Lo Tin)572Lam Tsuen Country ParkNorthwestern New Territories
28Tai To Yan566Lam Tsuen Country ParkNorthwestern New Territories
29Wong Chuk Shan[2]560Ma On Shan Country ParkEastern New Territories
30 Ngoc Yiu Chiu Tin

鱷魚朝天

559 Tai Lam Country Park Tsuen Wan District Not included before Nov 2023, but measured to have > 30m of prominence, an International standard for an independent mountain. In English its name is "Crocodile towards the Sky".
31=Victoria Peak552Pok Fu Lam Country ParkHong Kong Island Named after the British monarch Queen Victoria;

also known as Mount Austin (named after the former Colonial Secretary John Gardiner Austin), and locally as The Peak. The Peak was once a volcano.

31=Kwun Yam Shan552Tai Mo Shan Country ParkCentral New Territories
33Lai Pek Shan550Pat Sin Leng Country ParkNortheastern New Territories
34Tung Shan544Ma On Shan Country ParkEastern Kowloon
35Chung Li Fung543Pat Sin Leng Country ParkNortheastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng.
36Shek Nga Shan540Ma On Shan Country ParkEastern New Territories
37Kau Nga Ling539Lantau South Country ParkSouthern Lantau Island
38Pyramid Hill536Ma On Shan Country ParkEastern New Territories Also known as Tai Kam Chung.
39Tung Yeung Shan533Ma On Shan Country ParkNortheastern Kowloon
40=Needle Hill532Shing Mun Country ParkCentral New Territories Also known as Cham Shan.
40=Mount Parker532Tai Tam Country ParkHong Kong Island Named after Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Shenstone
42=Kao Lao Fung530Pat Sin Leng Country ParkNortheastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng.
42=Kuai Li Fung530Pat Sin Leng Country ParkNortheastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng.
44=Pok To Yan529Lantau South Country ParkSouthern Lantau Island
44= Ping Fung Shan 屏風山 529 Pat Sin Leng Country Park Northeastern New Territories
46Fu Yung Pit515Ma On Shan Country ParkNortheastern Kowloon
47Hsien Ku Fung514Pat Sin Leng Country ParkNortheastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng
48=Sheung Tsz Fung510Pat Sin Leng Country ParkNortheastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng
48=Tsao Kau Fung510Pat Sin Leng Country ParkNortheastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng
50Kau Keng Shan507Tai Lam Country ParkWestern New Territories
51 Luk Ngo Leng

轆牛嶺

503 Tai Lam Country Park Tsuen Wan District Not included before Nov 2023, but measured to have > 80m of prominence, more than the 30m International standard for an independent mountain.
52Mount Kellett501Aberdeen Country ParkHong Kong Island Named after Admiral Sir Henry Kellett
53Lion Rock495Lion Rock Country ParkNorthern Kowloon
54High West494Pok Fu Lam Country ParkHong Kong Island
55 Sze Tse Tau Shan494Lantau South Country ParkSouthern Lantau Island
56 Robin's Nest492Robin's Nest Country ParkNorthern New Territories Also known as Hung Fa Leng ('Red Flower Ridge').
57Ling Wui Shan490Lantau South Country ParkLantau Island
58=Choi Wo Fung489Pat Sin Leng Country ParkNortheastern New Territories Part of Pat Sin Leng.
58= Hung Fa Chai489Robin's Nest Country ParkNortheastern New Territories Also known on old Admiralty charts as Ben Nevis.
60 Temple Hill488Lion Rock Country Parkline of mountains dividing Sha Tin from Kowloon Also known as Tsz Wan Shan.
61 Kwai Tau Leng486Pat Sin Leng Country ParkNortheastern New Territories
62 Por Kai Shan482Lantau North Country Parksoutheast of Tung Chung and facing Urmston Road
63 Shek Uk Shan481Sai Kung West Country ParkSai Kung, New Territories
64Pak Tai To Yan480Lam Tsuen Country ParkNorthwestern New Territories
65= Muk Yue Shan479Lantau North Country ParkLantau Island, north side of Shek Pik Reservoir
65= Mount Gough479Hong Kong Island east of Victoria Peak and north of Aberdeen Country Park Named for Field Marshal Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough

British Commander-in-Chief, China and Commander-in-Chief, India

67 Shek Lung Kung473Tai Lam Country ParkNear Ting Kau and south of Hoi Pui Reservoir
68 Sharp Peak
(Nam She Tsim)
468Sai Kung East Country Park
69 Tai Hom Sham466Lantau South Country Park
70 Lo Fu Tau465Lantau North Country Park
71 Tin Fu Tsai Shan461Tai Lam Country ParkNear Ting Kau
72 Keung Shan459Lantau South Country ParkNorth of Tai Long Wan Tsuen
73 Beacon Hill457Lion Rock Country Park
74 Shek Lung Tsai 獨本舟右 or 石壟仔 454 Ma On Shan Country Park
75 Ngam Tau Shan451Sai Kung West Country Park
76 Cheung Shan449Lantau Island
77 Cheung Yan Shan443Lantau Island
78 Cloudy Hill
(Kau Lung Hang Shan)
440Pat Sin Leng Country ParkCentral New Territories, North of Hong Lok Yuen and Tai Po Industrial Estate
79 = Mount Cameron439Aberdeen Country ParkHong Kong Island Likely to be named for Major General William Gordon Cameron

British Army officer and former Administrator of Hong Kong

79 = Yi Tung

二峒

439 Robin's Nest Country Park Northern New Territories This was omitted from the legacy list. It has a prominence of > 40m so is an independent mountain.
81 Unicorn Ridge437Lion Rock Country ParkLine of mountains dividing Sha Tin and Kowloon
82 = Mount Butler436Tai Tam Country ParkHong Kong Island
82 = Sam Tung

三峒

436 Robin's Nest Country Park Northern New Territories This was omitted from the legacy list. It has a prominence of ~ 34m so is an independent mountain.
84 Kwun Yam Shan434Lantau Island
85 Violet Hill
(Tsz Lo Lan Shan)
433Tai Tam Country ParkHong Kong Island
86 Jardine's Lookout433Tai Tam Country Park Named for British merchant William Jardine and Hong Jardine Matheson
87 Razor Hill
(Che Kwu Shan)
432Near Pik Uk, Ta Ku Ling, Tseung Kwan O, and Tai Po Tsai
88 Mount Nicholson430Hong Kong Island Likely named for Hong Kong Volunteer Corps Adjutant Lieutenant W.C.A. Nicholson
89 Sham Hang Lek430Lantau Island
90 Middle Kau Nga Ling428Lantau Island
91 Siu Ma Shan424Hong Kong Island
92 Ngau Yee Shek Shan422Sai Kung West Country Park
93 Tiu Tang Lung416Plover Cove Country Park
94 Luk Chau Shan414Ma On Shan Country Park
95 Man Tau Tun 饅頭墩 413 Lion Rock Country Park line of mountains dividing Sha Tin from Kowloon
96 Cham Tin Shan411Ma On Shan Country ParkNorth of Ngau Chi Wan
97 Pai Ngak Shan409Sai Kung Easy Country ParkNorth of High Island Reservoir
98 Tai Cham Koi408Sai Kung East Country ParkNorth of High Island Reservoir
99 Luk Shan407Near the Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve
100= Tai Sheung Tok399[3]Ma On Shan Country ParkNear Ngau Chi Wan
100= Kai Kung Shan399Sai Kung West Country Park
102= Kau To Shan
(Cove Hill)
399East of Shing Mun Country Park and south of Tai Po Kau in Sha Tin
102= Nui Po Shan
(Turret Hill)
399Ma On Shan Country ParkNear Sha Tin
104 Tsim Mei Fung395Ma On Shan Country Park
105 Kon Shan394
106 Wa Mei Shan391Sai Kung West Country Park
107 The Twins South386Hong Kong Island
108 Lui Ta Shek379Sai Kung West Country Park
109 Lau Fa Tung378Lantau Island
110 Yuen Tau Shan375Near Tuen Mun
111= Nga Ying Shan374Lantau Island
111= Kai Kung Shan374Lam Tsuen Country Park
113 Mount Hallowers
(Tam Chai Shan)
372Sai Kung West Country Park
114 Tai Mun Shan370Near Big Wave Bay (aka. Tai Long Wan Near Chek King on the Sai Kung Peninsula)
115= Golden Hill
(Kam Shan)
369Kam Shan Country Park
115= Fan Kei Tok369Plover Cove Country Park
117 Tin Mei Shan366Sai Kung East Country ParkNorthwest corner of High Island Reservoir
118 The Twins North363Hong Kong Island
119 Bird's Hill
(Lung Shan)
360Near Pat Sin Leng Country Park and Kwan Tei Temple
120 Mount Stenhouse
(Shan Tel Tong)
353Lamma Island likely named for Edinburgh suburb Stenhouse Village
121 Mount Collinson348Hong Kong Island Colonel Thomas Bernard Collinson, a Royal Engineers surveyor in Hong Kong (1821–1902)
122 Hebe Hill
(Tsim Fung Shan)
346Ma On Shan Country Park
123= High Junk Peak
(Tiu Yue Yung)
344Clear Water Bay Country Park
123= Cheung Lin Shan344Hong Kong Island
125 Tsim Fung Shan339Lantau Island
126 Shek Sze Shan338Lantau Island
127 Smuggler's Ridge337Kam Shan Country ParkPart of Gin Drinker's Line
128 Tsing Yi Peak
(Sam Chi Heung)
334Tsing Yi Island
129 Miu Tsai Tun333Clearwater Bay
130 D'Aguilar Peak
(Hok Tsui Shan)
325Shek O Country ParkShek O British Army Major-General George Charles D'Aguilar, Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong
131 Wo Liu Tun324Lantau Island
132 Sze Shan322Lantau Island
133 Tai Tun317Sai Kung West Country Park
134 Sai Wan Shan314Sai Kung East Country ParkFacing High Island Reservoir
135= Pottinger Peak312Hong Kong Island Sir Henry Pottinger, first British Governor of Hong Kong and East India Company Colonel
135= Kwai Au Shan312Ma On Shan Country ParkSouth of Hebe Hill and north east of Ngau Tau Kok
137 Eagle's Nest
(Tsim Shan)
305Near Kam Shan Country Park
138 Black Hill304Located between Yau Tong and Tiu Keng Leng facing Junk BayNamed for former administrator Major General Wilsone Black, British Army officer
139= Lo Yan Shan303Lantau Island
139= Mount Newland303Plover Cove Country ParkKwun Yam Tung
141= Tai Che Tung302Lantau Island
141= Tap Chai Shan302Lantau Island Otherwise known as Temple Crag
143 Wai Mei Leng300Plover Cove Country Park

Lesser Hills

There are numerous smaller hills that dot Hong Kong and some that have disappeared with re-development:

Name Height (m) Country park Location Notes
Amah Rock 251 Lion Rock Named after Mazu (goddess). Not a hill, but a rock at the top of a hill. The rock itself is about 15 metres tall.
Mount Davis 269 Kennedy Town Named for John Francis Davis, 2nd Governor of Hong Kong
Chiu Keng Wan Shan 247 Between Yau Tong and Tiu Keng Leng
Devil's Peak 222 Lei Yue Mun
Braemar Hill 200 North Point
Leighton Hill < 100 Causeway Bay and Happy Valley
Morrison Hill < 100 Wan Chai Named for John Robert Morrison, Chinese interpreter and British linguist and Colonial Secretary. The hill was levelled Praya at the time of the Praya East Reclamation Scheme in the 1920s, which used its constituent rock/earth to reclaim land from the harbour, extending the shoreline away from the area.
Mount Parish Causeway Bay and Happy Valley Named for Commodore John E. Parish, Officer Commanding of China Station 1873–1876

Volcanoes

Removed hills

See also

References

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