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 | |
| Elevation | 532 m (1,745 ft) Hong Kong Principal Datum  |
| Coordinates | 22.387089°N 114.160486°E |
| 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]
References
- Lands Department (February 2014), Hong Kong Geographic Data (PDF), retrieved 2014-09-12
- AFCD: Shing Mun Country Park
- AFCD: MacLehose Trail Section 7: Shing Mun to Lead Mine Pass
- CEDD: Economic Geology - Metalliferous minerals Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
- 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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