D'Aguilar Peak
{{Short description|Hill in Hong Kong}}
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D'Aguilar Peak or Hok Tsui Shan ({{zh|t=鶴咀山|c=|s=|p=}}) is a hill in southeastern Hong Kong.{{Cite web|url=http://www.walkonhill.com/route_en.php?area=1&seq=10|title=WalkOnHill‧D'Aguilar Peak|website=WalkOnHill|access-date=2020-02-01}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kmoktt-DRSsC&pg=PA223 |title=China|last=Harper|first=Damian|date=2005|publisher=National Geographic De|isbn=978-3-934385-55-9|language=de}} D'Aguilar Peak is clearly visible from the Dragon's Back trail, although the trail doesn't traverse its summit. It is named after Major-General Sir George Charles d'Aguilar.
Geography
File:龙脊径 - Dragon's Back Trail - 2015.01 - panoramio.jpg
D'Aguilar Peak is 325m in height.{{Cite web|url=https://hongkonghikinglover.com/2018/01/27/cape-d-aguilar-easy-trail/|title=Cape D' Aguilar Easy Trail|last=Rangel|first=Charmaine|date=2018-01-26|website=Hong Kong Hiking Lover|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-01}} To the north lies another hill called Shek O Peak.
Conservation
A site located on the north-western slope of D'Aguilar Peak and south of Windy Gap, covering an area of {{convert|abbr=off|5|ha|acre}}, was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1975.{{cite web |url=https://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/access/pec/SSSI.html |title=Register of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher=Planning Department |access-date= |quote= |archive-date=2023-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816204514/https://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/access/pec/SSSI.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/access/pec/SSSI/plans/05.pdf |title=Site of Special Scientific Interest - D'Aguilar Peninsula |last= |first= |date=30 September 1992 |website= |publisher=Planning Department |access-date= |quote=}}
Access
It is possible to access the summit of D'Aguilar Peak after hiking for about 30 minutes from Cape D'Aguilar Road. There is also a steep and rocky trail from Shek O Beach that leads to the summit.{{Cite web|title=WalkOnHill‧D'Aguilar Peak|url=http://www.walkonhill.com/route_en.php?area=1&seq=10|website=WalkOnHill|access-date=2020-05-20}}
See also
References
External links
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- [https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cou/cou_vis_cou_so/cou_vis_cou_so.html Hong Kong Trail No. 8]
{{Southern District, Hong Kong}}
{{Hills and Mountains in Hong Kong}}