Sunset Peak (Hong Kong) Explained

Sunset Peak
Elevation M:869
Location:Southern Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Map:Hong Kong
Label Position:top
Coordinates:22.2572°N 113.9528°W
Other Name:大東山

Sunset Peak or Tai Tung Shan (Chinese: 大東山) is the third-highest peak in Hong Kong and the second-highest on the island of Lantau. It is situated within the Lantau South Country Park and the Lantau North Country Park and stands at a height of 869m (2,851feet) above the Hong Kong Principal Datum, or above mean sea level.[1] [2] The second-highest of the territory and the highest on the island, the Lantau Peak, is located to its west.

Name

The Cantonese name Tai Tung Shan (Chinese: 大東山; Cantonese Yale: daaih dūng shāan, Jyutping: Daai6 Dung1 Saan1) literally means "Big East Mountain".

Access

Sunset Peak is only accessible by foot. It is located on of the long Lantau Trail. is long and goes from Nam Shan Campsite west of Mui Wo on South Lantau Road (elevation about), to Pak Kung Au, another campsite on the Tung Chung Road (elevation about). Both campsites are served by a number of bus routes going to Mui Wo, Tung Chung, and other destinations on Lantau island.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lands Department . January 2023 . Hong Kong Geographic Data .
  2. Web site: Lands Department . 2018 . Explanatory Notes on Geodetic Datums in Hong Kong .
  3. http://hiking.gov.hk/eng/longtrail/ltrail/ltrail/ltrail02.htm Stage 2 Nam Shan to Pak Kung Au