Checkerboard Hill

Checkerboard Hill (Chinese: 格仔山) is a small hill in the northern part of the Kowloon peninsula in Hong Kong. Standing at 98 metres (322 ft) tall, Checkerboard Hill is located next to Kowloon Tsai Park and is not far from Lion Rock Country Park.

Checkerboard Hill, Hong Kong
格仔山
View of Checkerboard Hill. The faded checkerboard is visible.
Highest point
Elevation98 m (322 ft)
Coordinates22°20′09″N 114°11′03″E 
Geography
Checkerboard Hill, Hong Kong
Location of Checkerboard Hill in Hong Kong
Location Hong Kong

Name

The hill's name date back to the time when airline pilots had to navigate past this hill in order to land on Runway 13 of the now-closed Kai Tak Airport. Pilots would set their onboard navigation systems to fly to this hill, then use visual navigation on their descent to the Runway once they reached this hill.[1]

Today

The hill still remains along with the checkerboard, which has now faded and is overgrown with new trees. The faded checkerboard can still be seen from Kowloon Tsai Park.

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See also

References
  1. "Restore famous 'checkerboard' as a tribute to old Kai Tak airport". South China Morning Post. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2020-03-30.


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