Mount Collinson

{{Short description|Mountain peak}}

{{Distinguish|Cape Collinson}}

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| photo_caption = The view of Mount Collinson (right) from Junk Bay in 2006

| elevation_m = 348

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| prominence_m = 180

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| location = Far East of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong SAR

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| map_caption = Location of Hong Kong

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Mount Collinson ({{zh|t=歌連臣山}}) is a mountain located in the far east of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The mountain has a sea level elevation of {{cvt|348|m}}.{{Cite web |title=Mount Collinson |url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/mount-collinson.html |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=PeakVisor |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Mount Collinson - Peakbagger.com |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=10709 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=www.peakbagger.com}}

It is situated within the Shek O Country Park, which has an area of 7.01 square kilometres (2.71 square miles). It is located in the southeastern corner of Hong Kong Island. There are 7 named peaks in the park, and Mount Collinson is the highest among them.{{Cite web |title=Shek O Country Park |url=https://peakvisor.com/park/shek-o-country-park.html |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=PeakVisor |language=en}}

{{Infobox Chinese

| t = 歌連臣山

| s = 歌连臣山

| p = Gēliánchénshān / Gēliánchén Shān

| j = Go1 Lin4 San4 Saan1

| y = gō lìhn sàhn sāan

| h = Go1 Liên2 San4 San1

| l = Collinson Mountain

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Location

Hong Kong Trail Section 8 crosses the slope side of the mountain, which connects between Shek O Peak (also known as Dragon Back)'s intersection point, Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution and Tai Long Wan (Sai Kung District).{{Cite web |title=Shek O Country Park |url=https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cou/cou_vis_cou_so/cou_vis_cou_so.html |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=www.afcd.gov.hk |language=en}}

Summit

Despite having no properly-paved trails to reach the summit, it is still marked with a summit marking pillar. The Tai Tam Gap is facing northbound from the summit, with Shek O facing southbound.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

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