Tai Mo Shan is the highest peak in Hong Kong, with an elevation of 957 metres above the Hong Kong Principal Datum, or around 956 metres above mean sea level. It is located at approximately the geograp
Tai Mo Shan Road, and Tai Mo Shan peak in distance in August 2006
Tai Mo Shan capped in mist in June 2005
Tai Po, as seen from top of Tai Mo Shan. MacLehose Trail Stage 8 is visible on the ridge of the mountain on the right.
In late January 2016, a cold wave struck much of East Asia, parts of mainland Southeast Asia and parts of northern South Asia, bringing record cold temperatures and snowfall to many regions. Sleet was
Tai Mo Shan
…cover the peak. It is not uncommon for temperatures to drop below freezing point during the winter. A record low of −6.0 °C (21.2 °F) was seen in the January 2016 East Asia cold wave. Since the Tai Mo Shan weather station was established in 1997, it has never measured a temperature exceeding 30.0 °C (86.0 °F), and the highest maximum…
Variation from average land surface temperatures between 17–24 January 2016
A 500-meter snowfall line on Datun Mountain in Yangmingshan, Taipei
Snowfalls in Yangmingshan, Taipei
Snowfalls in Yangmingshan, Taipei