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.

[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.

Needle Hill viewed from the Shing Mun Reservoir in December 2010 (image by Vox Solis)
A Geological Map showing the distribution of the types of rocks in Hong Kong. Needle Hill is in the area which shows it consists of mostly granitic rocks.
A Hong Kong Geological Map showing the distribution of the types of rocks there. Needle Hill is in red, which shows it consists of mostly granitic rocks.