Needle Hill

Needle Hill or Cham Shan (Chinese: 針山) is a mountain in New Territories, Hong Kong. It has an altitude of 532 m.[1] This is a part of a popular hiking route including Grassy Hill and Tai Mo Shan. The mountain got its name due to the resemblance of a needle by its peak.

Needle Hill viewed from the Shing Mun Reservoir
Needle Hill, Hong Kong
針山
Stage 7 of the MacLehose Trail near the summit of Needle Hill
Highest point
Elevation532 m (1,745 ft)
Hong Kong Principal Datum 
Coordinates22.387089°N 114.160486°E / 22.387089; 114.160486 
Geography
Needle Hill, Hong Kong
Location of Needle Hill in Hong Kong
Location Hong Kong

Geography

Needle Hill is located within Shing Mun Country Park.[2] Stage 7 of the MacLehose Trail includes the summit of Needle Hill.[3] The Shing Mun Tunnels pass through the base of Needle Hill.

History

Wolframite, a tungsten ore, was discovered at Needle Hill in 1935. It was mined there from 1938 to 1967.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. Lands Department (February 2014), Hong Kong Geographic Data (PDF), retrieved 2014-09-12
  2. AFCD: Shing Mun Country Park
  3. AFCD: MacLehose Trail Section 7: Shing Mun to Lead Mine Pass
  4. CEDD: Economic Geology - Metalliferous minerals Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Roberts, KJ; Strange, PJ (September 1991). "The geology and exploitation of the Needle Hill wolframite deposit" (PDF). Geological Society of Hong Kong Newsletter. 9 (3). Hong Kong. pp. 29–40.

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