Kau Keng Shan

Kau Keng Shan, Hong Kong
九逕山
View of Kau Keng Shan from Castle Peak in July 2008
Highest point
Elevation	507 m (1,663 ft)
Coordinates	22°23′20″N 113°59′42″E / 22.3888°N 113.995°E / 22.3888; 113.995
Geography
Kau Keng Shan, Hong Kong Location of Kau Keng Shan in Hong Kong
Location	Hong Kong

Kau Keng Shan (Chinese: 九逕山) is a hill in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong and stands opposite from Castle Peak.^[1] Kau Keng Shan has a height of 507 metres. During the Ming dynasty, the area around the hill was used as a defense position against foreign forces,^[2] in particular the Portuguese, who had occupied Tuen Mun from 1514 to 1521.

References[]

^ "WalkOnHill‧Kau Keng Shan". WalkOnHill. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
^ Liu, Shuyong (1997-01-01). An Outline History of Hong Kong. Foreign Languages Press. p. 18. ISBN 9787119019468.

v t List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong (more than 300 peaks)
900 meters or more	Tai Mo Shan Lantau Peak
800 to 899 meters	Sunset Peak
700 to 799 meters	Sze Fong Shan Wo Yeung Shan Lin Fa Shan (Lantau) Miu Ko Toi Nei Lak Shan Yi Tung Shan Ap Kuk Lek Sam Shan Toi Wo Tong Kong Ma On Shan
600 to 699 meters	The Hunch Backs Grassy Hill Wong Leng Buffalo Hill West Buffalo Hill Kowloon Peak
500 to 599 meters	Shun Yeung Fung Tiu Shau Ngam Chau Ma Kong Middle Hill Lo Tin Teng Kai Kung Leng (Lam Tsuen) Castle Peak Lin Fa Shan, Tsuen Wan Tate's Cairn Tai To Yan Victoria Peak Kwun Yam Shan (Yuen Long) Lai Pek Shan Tung Shan Chung Li Fung Kau Nga Ling Pyramid Hill Tung Yeung Shan Needle Hill Mount Parker Kao Lao Fung Kuai Li Fung Pok To Yan Fu Yung Pit Hsien Ku Fung Sheung Tsz Fung Tsao Kau Fung Pak Tai To Yan Kau Keng Shan Mount Kellett
400 to 499 meters (excerpt)	Lion Rock High West Robin's Nest Ling Wui Shan Choi Wo Fung Hung Fa Chai Temple Hill Por Kai Shan Shek Uk Shan Mount Gough Shek Lung Kung Sharp Peak Lo Fu Tau Tin Fu Tsai Shan Keung Shan Beacon Hill Cheung Shan (Lantau Island) Cloudy Hill Mount Cameron Unicorn Ridge Mount Butler Violet Hill Jardine's Lookout Razor Hill Mount Nicholson Middle Kau Nga Ling Siu Ma Shan Tiu Tang Lung
300 to 399 meters (excerpt)	Tai Sheung Tok Kai Kung Shan (Sai Kung) Kau To Shan Turret Hill Wa Mei Shan The Twins South Yuen Tau Shan Sugar Loaf Peak Kai Kung Shan (Lam Tsuen) Tai Mun Shan Golden Hill The Twins North Mount Stenhouse High Junk Peak Smuggler's Ridge Tai Lo Tin Tsing Yi Peak Miu Tsai Tun D'Aguilar Peak Sai Wan Shan (Sai Kung) Pottinger Peak Eagle's Nest Black Hill Lo Yan Shan
200 to 299 meters (excerpt)	Tai Leng Tung Brick Hill Shek O Peak Tai Ngau Wu Teng Tin Ha Shan Mount Davis Lung Fu Shan Ling Kok Shan Chiu Keng Wan Shan Tin Wan Shan Hung Heung Lo Fung Piper's Hill Devil’s Peak Braemar Hill
100 to 199 meters (excerpt)	Sai Wan Shan (Chai Wan) Mount Johnston Crow's Nest Ping Shan Shum Wan Shan Sha Tin Heights Obelisk Hill Hammer Hill Fake Yuk Kwai Shan Shouson Hill Red Hill To Fung Shan Po Keng Teng Kai Shan Por Lo Shan Crest Hill Duckling Hill
99 meters or less (excerpt)	Checkerboard Hill Finger Hill Wong Shek Garden Hill Woh Chai Shan Diamond Hill Scenic Hill Pak Hok Shan Fu Shan Yuen Chau Kok Cha Kwo Ling Signal Hill Crocodile Hill Sai Shan Observatory Hill Leighton Hill Quarry Hill Hung Hom Hill Lo Lung Hang Hill Sacred Hill Tai Wan Shan
Collectively	Hong Kong Three Sharp Peaks Sai Kung Three Sharp Peaks Dragon's Back Eight Mountains of Kowloon 4 Hills of Kowloon The Twins Pat Sin Leng Wong Leng Castle Peak Hinterland Kai Kung Leng (Lam Tsuen)

Coordinates: 22°23′20″N 113°59′42″E / 22.3888°N 113.995°E / 22.3888; 113.995

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