Mount Parker (Hong Kong)

Template:Short description Template:Infobox hill Template:Chinese Mount Parker is the second-highest peak (Template:Convert) on Hong Kong Island, after Victoria Peak (Template:Convert).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is the 40th-highest peak in the territory of Hong Kong.

Name

It is named after Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Shenstone.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Environment

Ecology

A rare native tree, the Hong Kong camellia (Camellia hongkongensis), can be found growing on Mount Parker,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> while another species, Crapnell's camellia (Camellia crapnelliana), was first discovered on the peak.

Road restrictions

Much of the mountain is in a protected country park area. The roads that go up this mountain are access-restricted. Motorcycles, cars, bicycles, electric scooters without a special permit are not allowed on these roads, and the people who are caught may incur a penalty.

Gallery

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  View from the top of Mount Parker toward Kowloon and Tseung Kwan O in September 2019
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  Mount Parker viewed from Sam Ka Tsuen Typhoon Shelter in 2008

References

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See also

• Kornhill
• Quarry Bay
• Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay extension)
• List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong
• Geography of Hong Kong

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