Mount Cameron, Mountain peak in Wan Chai District, Hong Kong.
Mount Cameron is a 439-metre hill in Wan Chai District, within Aberdeen Country Park. Its upper slopes and southern side lie in the country park near Wan Chai Gap, and the trail to the summit is an extension of Hong Kong Trail Section 4. The path is rough, with steep steps, and the summit is bare, covered in igneous rock.
The peak was named after Major General William Gordon Cameron, who served as Administrator of Hong Kong during British colonial rule. This naming reflects the colonial period of the territory's past.
The hill's Chinese name, 金馬倫山, is a transliteration of Cameron, and its older name 飛鵝嶺 refers to the kite-shaped ridge. Many people mistake the northwestern summit of Bowen Hill for Mount Cameron, because a residential block called Cameron Mansions stands there and the name once covered both hills. The Hong Kong Trail's Section 4 extension leads to the top.
The mountain is reachable by public transportation, and the trail connects to the Hong Kong Trail system. Wear comfortable hiking shoes and bring water, as the path has steep sections.
The hill's Chinese name, 飛鵝嶺 ("Flying Goose Ridge"), predates its colonial one. A memorial to fallen Japanese soldiers was built during the occupation on a nearby hill to the northwest, later demolished in 1947; that spot is sometimes also called Mount Cameron, which causes confusion with nearby Bowen Hill.
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