Lead Mine Pass () is a
mountain pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...
in the
New Territories
The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...
, Hong Kong. It is near
Grassy Hill and two walking trails,
MacLehose Trail (Stages 7 & 8) and
Wilson Trail (Stage 7) intersect at the pass.
The pass lies to the north of
Shing Mun Reservoir.
See also
*
List of gaps in Hong Kong
This is a list of gaps and passes in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Island
*Chai Wan Gap (柴灣峽)
* Magazine Gap (馬己仙峽)
* Middle Gap (中峽)
* Pottinger Gap (馬塘坳)
* Quarry Gap (大風坳)
* Sandy Bay Gap (沙灣坳)
* Tai Tam Gap (大 ...
*
Shing Mun Country Park
*
Tai Po River
The Tai Po River () is a river in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.
It has many tributaries, with most coming from the Ta Tit Yan, Grassy Hill, Lead Mine Pass and Yuen Tun Ha area. The tributaries gradually merge as the Tai Po River, whic ...
References
External links
Centamap of Lead Mine PassWhy "Lead Mine" Pass?at industrialhistoryhk.org
Gaps of Hong Kong
Places in Hong Kong
Tai Po District
Tsuen Wan District
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