Mount Nicholson

Mount Nicholson
聶高信山
Mount Nicholson, viewed from Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park
Highest point
Elevation	430 m (1,410 ft)
Coordinates	22°15′34″N 114°11′09″E / 22.25944°N 114.18583°E / 22.25944; 114.18583
Geography
Mount Nicholson Location of Mount Nicholson in Hong Kong
Location	Hong Kong

Mount Nicholson (Chinese: 聶高信山) is a 430 m (1,411 ft) tall mountain located in Wan Chai District,^[1] on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The hill is believed to be named for Hong Kong Volunteer Corps Adjunct Lieutenant .^[2]

The western side of the mountain is flanked by the Hong Kong Trail Section 4 - Black's Link. On the eastern side are a few residential blocks close to Wong Nai Chung Gap Road. Mount Cameron is found to the west and separated by the Aberdeen Tunnel. Microwave equipment for television broadcasting (one concrete structure) are found at the mountain's peak and closed from public access by fencing and topped with barbed wire.

A climbing wall is found on the northside of the mountain with access via Wong Nai Chung Gap Road.^[3]

Flora and fauna[]

Part of the mountain is covered with trees and other plants. Camellia hongkongensis^[4] and ,^[5] two plant species native to Hong Kong, are first discovered on the mountain.

The 1st Rover Moot in Hong Kong was held by The Scout Association of Hong Kong in August 1940 at Mount Nicholson.

References[]

^ "District Council Constituency Boundaries - Wan Chai District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 2021-03-30. - Mount Nicholson is indicated on the map.
^ "Mount Nicholson | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong". gwulo.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
^ "Rock Climbing in Mt. Nicholson, Hong Kong". Mountain Project. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
^ "Hong Kong Herbarium:Camellia hongkongensis". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2006-06-16.
^ Hong Kong Herbarium:Rhododendron hongkongensis

See also[]

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Coordinates: 22°15′34″N 114°11′09″E / 22.259451°N 114.185704°E / 22.259451; 114.185704

Wan Chai District

Main borders and locations

Areas

Education

Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
French International School of Hong Kong Blue Pool Road (HQ) and Jardine's Lookout
Hong Kong Japanese School Primary school
St. Paul's Convent School
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong
Marymount Primary School
Hong Kong Central Library

Closed	Hong Kong Sam Yuk Secondary School

Landmarks

Closed	Lee Tung Street

Transport

MTR Stations	Wan Chai Causeway Bay Tin Hau
Ferry	Wan Chai Pier

Society

Wan Chai District Council

This list is incomplete.

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)

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