Mount Butler

Mount Butler, Hong Kong
Mount Butler, Hong Kong
畢拿山
	Marker on Mount Butler's Summit
Highest point
Elevation	436 m (1,430 ft)
Coordinates	22°16′8.48″N 114°12′30.60″E / 22.2690222°N 114.2085000°E
Geography
	Mount Butler, Hong Kong Location of Mount Butler in Hong Kong
Location	Hong Kong

Mount Butler (Chinese: 畢拿山) is a 436 m high hill on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.^[1]

Access[]

Hong Kong Trail Stage 5 passes near the summit of Mount Butler.^[2] The best place to start the hike to the summit is from the Parkview apartment complex. The trail ascends steeply to Jardine's Lookout, continues to climb, then drops down a set of stairs for 10-15 minutes, then ascends steeply alongside a stone quarry. From the summit the view stretches to Lamma Island, Red Hill and Dragon's Back Trail. The descent from the summit is to Upper Tai Tam Reservoir. From here the hiker has several options, including continuing on to Stage 6 of the Hong Kong Trail, hiking or running to either Violet Hill or the Twins, or hiking out to Repulse Bay. The route has frequent maps, one public bathroom and no water stops so carry sufficient liquids with you.

History[]

Canadians fought against the Japanese invaders on Mount Butler during World War II.^[3] On the slopes of Mount Butler, John Robert Osborn won the Victoria Cross for his gallantry and sacrifice during the battle. The site of his action is marked by a rock cairn near one of the walk trails.

Others[]

A radio station called "Mount Butler H.F. Radio Receiving Station" is situated on nearby Siu Ma Shan, but the name Mount Butler is used nonetheless. Masts of the station can be seen from a distance. It was built in 1996 as part of the system that provides air-to-ground communications and METAR broadcasts for Hong Kong International Airport.^[4]

References[]

^ "Mount Butler - Hong Kong". www.indexmundi.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
^ http://www.timeout.com.hk/around-town/features/29877/get-out-wilson-trail-stage-2.html
^ Granatstein, J. L. (2011-01-01). Canada's Army: Waging War and Keeping the Peace. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442611788.
^ "L3Harris™ Fast. Forward".

Coordinates: 22°16′N 114°12′E / 22.267°N 114.200°E / 22.267; 114.200

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[1] "Mount Butler - Hong Kong". www.indexmundi.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.

[2] ttp://www.timeout.com.hk/around-town/features/29877/get-out-wilson-trail-stage-2.html

[3] Granatstein, J. L. (2011-01-01). Canada's Army: Waging War and Keeping the Peace. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442611788.

[4] "L3Harris™ Fast. Forward".

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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)

Mount Butler

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Access[]

History[]

Others[]

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