Mount Collinson

Not to be confused with Cape Collinson.

Mount Collinson (Chinese: 歌連臣山) is a mountain located in the far east of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The mountain has a sea level elevation of 348 m (1,142 ft).^[1][2]

Mount Collinson
The view of Mount Collinson (right) from Junk Bay in 2006
Highest point
Elevation	348 m (1,142 ft)
Prominence	180 m (590 ft)
Isolation	2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Coordinates	22.251742°N 114.235277°E / 22.251742; 114.235277
Geography
Mount Collinson Location of Hong Kong
Location	Far East of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong SAR

It is situated within the Shek O Country Park, which has an area of 7.01 square kilometres (2.71 square miles). It is located in the southeastern corner of Hong Kong Island. There are 7 named peaks in the park, and Mount Collinson is the highest among them.^[3]

Mount Collinson
Traditional Chinese	歌連臣山
Simplified Chinese	歌连臣山
Literal meaning	Collinson Mountain
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gēliánchénshān / Gēliánchén Shān Hakka Romanization Go1 Liên2 San4 San1 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization gō lìhn sàhn sāan Jyutping Go1 Lin4 San4 Saan1

Location

Hong Kong Trail Section 8 crosses the slope side of the mountain, which connects between Shek O Peak (also known as Dragon Back)'s intersection point, Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution and Tai Long Wan (Sai Kung District).^[4]

Summit

Despite having no properly-paved trails to reach the summit, it is still marked with a summit marking pillar. The Tai Tam Gap is facing northbound from the summit, with Shek O facing southbound.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Thomas Bernard Collinson