Needle Hill

Needle Hill, Hong Kong
針山
Stage 7 of the MacLehose Trail near the summit of Needle Hill in December 2006
Highest point
Elevation532 m (1,745 ft)
HKPD 
Coordinates22°23′14″N 114°09′38″E / 22.387089°N 114.160486°E / 22.387089; 114.160486
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. 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.

Needle Hill
Traditional Chinese針山
Simplified Chinese针山
Literal meaningNeedle Mountain
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhēn Shān
Hakka
RomanizationZem1 San1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationjām sāan
JyutpingZam1 Saan1