Mount Parker (Hong Kong)

Mount Parker
Mount Parker
Chinese	柏架山
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Bǎijià Shān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Paak gá sāan
Jyutping	Paak3 gaa2 saan1

Mount Parker
Mount Parker
柏架山
	Mount Parker from Kowloon in July 2008
Highest point
Elevation	532 m (1,745 ft); Hong Kong Principal Datum
Coordinates	22°15′55.7″N 114°13′8.9″E / 22.265472°N 114.219139°E
Naming
Native name	柏架山 (Chinese)
Geography
	Mount Parker Location of Mount Parker in Hong Kong
Location	Hong Kong

Mount Parker is the second-highest peak (532 metres (1,745 ft)) on Hong Kong Island, after Victoria Peak (552 m (1,811 ft)).^[1] It is the 40th-highest peak in the territory of Hong Kong.

Name

It is named after Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Shenstone.^[2]

Environment

Ecology

A rare native tree, the Hong Kong camellia (Camellia hongkongensis), can be found growing on Mount Parker,^[3] while another species, Crapnell's camellia (Camellia crapnelliana), was first discovered on the peak.

Road restrictions

Much of the mountain is in a protected country park area. The roads that go up this mountain are access-restricted. Motorcycles, cars, bicycles, electric scooters without a special permit are not allowed on these roads, and the people who are caught may incur a penalty.

Gallery

View from the top of Mount Parker toward Kowloon and Tseung Kwan O in September 2019
Mount Parker viewed from Sam Ka Tsuen Typhoon Shelter in 2008

References

^ "Lazy Hikes: Mount Parker Road to Tai Tam Road". South China Morning Post. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
^ "香港地方 | 地方 | 地方名稱(三)英官員命名地方". www.hk-place.com. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
^ "Tai Tam (Quarry Bay Ext.)". www.afcd.gov.hk. Retrieved 2019-09-07.