Needle Hill
| Needle Hill, Hong Kong | |
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| 針山 | |
 Stage 7 of the MacLehose Trail near the summit of Needle Hill in December 2006 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 532 m (1,745 ft) Hong Kong Principal Datum  |
| Coordinates | 22°23′14″N 114°09′38″E / 22.387089°N 114.160486°E |
| Geography | |
  Needle Hill, Hong Kong Location of Needle Hill in Hong Kong | |
| Location |  Hong Kong |
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.
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| Traditional Chinese | 針山 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 针山 | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Needle Mountain | ||||||||||||||||
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Geography
[edit]At around 400 above sea level, it forms a needle-like shape at its peak. The granitic rocks that form this hill is part of a granitic ridge that starts at the Tolo Channel and ends in Kwai Chung.[2]
Needle Hill is located within Shing Mun Country Park.[3] Stage 7 of the MacLehose Trail includes the summit of Needle Hill.[4] The Shing Mun Tunnels pass through the base of Needle Hill. The Lower Shing Mun River can also be found at the base of the hill.
Geology
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Needle Hill is mainly composed of Granite. Wolframite, Molybdenite and Quartz ores can be found at the base of the hill.[2]
History
[edit]Wolframite, a tungsten ore, was discovered at Needle Hill in 1935. It was mined there from 1938 to 1967.[5][6] The mines used to obtain Wolframite ores are now abandoned.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lands Department (February 2014), Hong Kong Geographic Data (PDF), retrieved 2014-09-12
- ^ a b c Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (2006-10-17). Central Ridge and West (in English and Chinese). Hong Kong: Cosmos Books Limited. p. 59. ISBN 9882113273.
- ^ 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. Vol. 9, no. 3. Hong Kong. pp. 29–40.
External links
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- Needle Hill Tungsten Mine at industrialhistoryhk.org
- Needle Hill Tungsten Mine at gwulo.com