Mount Parker (Hong Kong)
Template:Short description Template:Infobox hill Template:Chinese Mount Parker is the second-highest peak (Script error: No such module "convert".) on Hong Kong Island, after Victoria Peak (Script error: No such module "convert".).[1] 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.[2]
Environment
Ecology
A rare native tree, the Hong Kong camellia (Camellia hongkongensis), can be found growing on Mount Parker,[3] 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
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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