Tate's Cairn or Tai Lo Shan (Chinese: 大老山; lit. 'Big Brother Mountain') is a mountain in Hong Kong at 583 metres (1,913 ft) in height. It is one of the peaks of the Kowloon Ridge and falls within Ma On Shan Country Park. The peak began to appear on colonial maps in the 1860s but remained unnamed until the beginning of the 20th century.[1]
| Tate's Cairn | |
|---|---|
| 大老山 | |
.jpg) Tate's Cairn, viewed from the north. Tate's Cairn Meteorological Station is at the centre. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 583 m (1,913 ft) Hong Kong Principal Datum  |
| Coordinates | 22°21′28.78″N 114°13′3.85″E / 22.3579944°N 114.2177361°E |
| Geography | |
  Tate's Cairn Location of Tate's Cairn in Hong Kong | |
| Location |  Hong Kong |
Background edit
The origins of the peak's English name is unknown, but it may originate from maps created by a surveyor named George Passman Tate, Assistant Superintendent of Indian Survey Department who is responsible for government maps of Hong Kong and New Territories in 1899 and 1900.[2][3]
Built in 1991 at a cost of HK$2 billion, Tate's Cairn Tunnel is a 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi)-long twin-tube vehicular tunnel running north–south beneath the peak.
The Stage 4 to 5 transition of the MacLehose Trail is located beneath the Cairn.
Climate edit
| Climate data for Tate's Cairn, elevation 572 m (1,877 ft), (2007–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
22.1 (71.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.0 (1.73) |
44.3 (1.74) |
77.9 (3.07) |
143.3 (5.64) |
338.3 (13.32) |
602.7 (23.73) |
389.6 (15.34) |
454.2 (17.88) |
336.6 (13.25) |
145.6 (5.73) |
53.7 (2.11) |
35.3 (1.39) |
2,665.5 (104.93) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82.8 | 87.8 | 89.9 | 92.1 | 93.5 | 94.7 | 92.8 | 91.9 | 89.5 | 85.3 | 83.7 | 77.3 | 88.4 |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory (humidity 1999-2020)[4] | |||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "HK Map Viewer". hkmaps.hk. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Explanatory Notes on Geodetic Datums in Hong Kong" (PDF).
- ^ "Explanatory Notes on Demarcation District Sheets (DD Sheets)". Land Surveyor. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Monthly Data for Single Element". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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