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{{Use Hong Kong English|date=August 2020}}
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{{For|the distillery|High West Distillery}}
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'''High West''' or '''Sai Ko Shan''', is a mountain on [[Hong Kong Island]] with a height of {{Convert|494|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

It is in [[Central and Western District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/dc2019a.pdf|title=District Council Constituency Boundaries - Central & Western District|publisher=[[Electoral Affairs Commission]]|accessdate=2021-07-27}}</ref>

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== Geography ==
High West is located within [[Pok Fu Lam Country Park]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hong Kong Hiking Web|url=http://www.hiking.com.hk/discus/messages/13/4036.html|access-date=2019-10-26|website=www.hiking.com.hk}}</ref> and straddles the boundary of [[Central and Western District]] and [[Southern District (Hong Kong)|Southern District]].<ref>{{cite web|title=District Council Constituency Boundaries - Central & Western District|url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/dc2019a.pdf|publisher=[[Electoral Affairs Commission]]|accessdate=2021-04-12}}</ref> It is west of [[Victoria Peak]], north of [[Pok Fu Lam]] and south of [[Lung Fu Shan Country Park|Lung Fu Shan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oasistrek.com/high_west.php|title=西高山 - 綠洲 Oasistrek|website=www.oasistrek.com|access-date=2019-10-26}}</ref> [[Queen Mary Hospital (Hong Kong)|Queen Mary Hospital]] is at its west slope. 

[[Harlech Road|Harlech]], [[Hatton Road|Hatton]] and [[Lugard Road]]s terminate at a junction on its north slope. On clear days, visitors can see [[Tai Mo Shan]] to the north, [[Castle Peak, Hong Kong|Castle Peak]] to the north-west, [[Lantau Peak]] to the west, [[Tate's Cairn]] to the north-east and [[Lamma Island]] to the south.

== Access ==
Unlike nearby Victoria Peak, there are no roads or cable cars up High West.  East of the summit, a recently renovated trail near the junction of [[Hatton Road|Hatton]], [[Lugard Road|Lugard]] and [[Harlech Road]]s leads to the top. West of the summit starting from Lung Fu Shan View Compass, there is a [[Rock climbing|rock climb]] of about 180 metres that leads to the top for rock-climbing experts. This climb is treacherous and is not safe on windy or wet days.
== Gallery ==
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File:High West 4.jpg|High West Summit
File:High West Path to Summit.jpg|High West Path to Summit
</gallery>

== See also ==

*[[List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Central and Western District}}
{{Hills and Mountains in Hong Kong}}
[[Category:Mountains, peaks and hills of Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Mid-Levels]]
[[Category:Central and Western District, Hong Kong]]

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