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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 in December 2010
Needle Hill viewed from the Shing Mun Reservoir in December 2010
Needle Hill, Hong Kong
針山
Stage 7 of the MacLehose Trail near the summit of Needle Hill in December 2006
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. Vol. 9, no. 3. Hong Kong. pp. 29–40.
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Needle Hill (chinois : 針山) est une colline de 532 mètres d'altitude[1] située au centre des Nouveaux Territoires de Hong Kong. Son sommet, dont l'ascension débute aux tunnels de Shing Mun, fait face à Grassy Hill au nord, au réservoir Lower Shing Mun au sud et au réservoir Shing Mun à l'ouest. La principale caractéristique de Needle Hill est que son sommet semble très pointu. Il marque la frontière administrative entre les districts de Sha Tin et de Tsuen Wan.


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