Lo Fu Tau, Mountain summit on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
Lo Fu Tau is a 465-metre granite mountain in northeastern Lantau Island, within the extension of North Lantau Country Park. It is the highest peak in the Discovery Bay area, with woodland on its lower slopes and a large rock near the summit shaped like a tiger's head.
Lo Fu Tau is a granite peak, unlike the volcanic rock of Lantau Peak and other tall Lantau mountains. Its summit rises 465 metres in northeastern Lantau, east of Pak Mong, north of Mui Wo and west of Discovery Bay, within the extension of North Lantau Country Park. The name comes from a large rock below the summit that resembles a tiger's head.
The name comes from a large rock below the summit whose shape resembles a tiger's head, set among jagged outcrops and loose scree slopes. The mountain lies east of Pak Mong, north of Mui Wo and west of Discovery Bay, within the Lantau North Country Park extension.
The path from the Discovery Bay lookout to the summit is known as the Lo Fu Tau Trail; its steep gradient and loose gravel are what give it its reputation. The summit lies east of Pak Mong, north of Mui Wo and west of Discovery Bay, within the Lantau North Country Park extension.
Lo Fu Tau is the highest peak in the Discovery Bay area, rising to 465 metres. Its granite composition contrasts with volcanic peaks such as Lantau Peak, and the summit looks over Mui Wo, Discovery Bay, Tsuen Wan, Kowloon and even Lamma Island.
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