Mount Butler

proper noun

A peak in Eastern district, Hong Kong.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A peak in Eastern district, Hong Kong.

    The British positions at Mount Butler, Mount Parker, Braemar Hill and the urban area of North Point were all under heavy assault.

    2014, Kwong Chi Man, Tsoi Yiu Lun, “The Fall of Hong Kong, December 1941”, in Eastern Fortress: A Military History of Hong Kong, 1840–1970, Hong Kong University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 195
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    The first reached its objective but, attacked by superior numbers, was forced back next morning. The second found that the enemy was already holding Mount Butler and withdrew under heavy fire; the third held the road junction throughout the night despite heavy fire from Jardines Lookout.

    1957, Stanley Woodburn Kirby, The War Against Japan: The loss of Singapore, page 131

    Responding to more orders from Maltby, who already seems to have been quite out of touch with reality, at about 0230 hours on the 19th Colonel Sutcliffe sent his A Company, under Major A.B. Gresham, to try and re-take the Lookout and make another attempt on Mount Butler.

    2016, Brereton Greenhous, "C" Force to Hong Kong: A Canadian Catastrophe, Dundurn, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 80

    A typical day for her begins at 4:30 a.m., when she slips out of her employer’s apartment for a “sunrise jog,” a five-mile round-trip run to the summit of nearby Mount Butler, a 1,430-foot peak.

    2019 May 25, Mary Hui, “‘Not Just a Maid’: The Ultra-Running Domestic Workers of Hong Kong”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 2019, Asia Pacific

    First, there is a sharp descent, with the quarry on your left, then a steep set of stairs up to Mount Butler, which has a great view of its own. Head down Mount Butler and turn left down the wide tarmac road, which winds to Quarry Bay and finishes near exit A of the MTR.

    2020 May 13, Mark Agnew, “The best hikes with views of Hong Kong – take in the skyline from a new and unique angle”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 May 2020, Outdoor/Trail Running

Origin

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 畢拉山 /毕拉山, 畢拿山 /毕拿山
  • 畢拉山 /毕拉山peak in Hong Kong
  • 畢拿山 /毕拿山peak in Hong Kong
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APA

Mount Butler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Butler

MLA

“Mount Butler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Butler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mount Butler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Butler.

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