Mount Parker is the second-highest peak () on

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, after

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(). It is the 40th highest peak of the territory of

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Name

It is named after Admiral of the Fleet

Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Shenstone Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy), Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, Order of the Bath, GCB (1 December 1781 – 13 November 1866), was a Royal Navy officer. As a captain's servant he took part in the Battle of The Glorious Fi ...

Environment

Ecology

A rare native tree, the Hong Kong camellia (''

Camellia hongkongensis ''Camellia hongkongensis'' (), the Hong Kong camellia, is a species of ''camellia''. Description ''Camellia hongkongensis'' is a small evergreen tree which can grow to feet tall. Of the camellia species native to Hong Kong, only this species be ...

''), can be found growing on Mount Parker, while another species, Crapnell's camellia (''

Camellia crapnelliana ''Camellia crapnelliana'', Crapnell's camellia (), is a flowering ''Camellia'' native to Hong Kong and other parts of south-eastern China. In 1903, the species was first collected and described by W. J. Tutcher from Mount Parker, Hong Kong; o ...

''), was first discovered on the peak.

Road Restrictions

Much of the mountain is in a protected

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area. The roads that go up this mountain are access-restricted. Motorcycles, cars, bicycles, electric scooters without a special permit are not allowed on these roads, and the people who are caught may incur a penalty.

Gallery

File:柏架山山頂景色.jpg, View from the top of Mount Parker toward

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and

Tseung Kwan O Tseung Kwan O New Town is one of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, built mainly on reclaimed land in the northern half of Junk Bay (known as Tseung Kwan O in Chinese/Cantonese language) in southeastern New Territories, after which it is named. ...

in September 2019 File:Sam Ka Tsuen Typhoon Shelter 03.jpg, Mount Parker viewed from

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in 2008

Name

Environment

Ecology

Road Restrictions

Gallery

References

See also