Meanings
- A peak in Wan Chai district, Hong Kong.
Meanwhile the Grenadiers, preparatory to the dawn attack, had been ordered to occupy a forward position astride Mount Nicholson.
1957, Stanley Woodburn Kirby, The War Against Japan: The loss of Singapore, page 1374 more examples
One spring morning in May 1968, the wealthy residents of Jardine's Lookout in their palatial villas and Government Servants in their comfortable quarters on Mount Nicholson woke up to discover, to their astonishment, that they were now living in Wanchai.
1997, Arthur Hacker, “Modern Wanchai”, in Arthur Hacker's Wanchai, Hong Kong: Odyssey Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 114The southern anchor moves from Wong Nai Chung Gap to Mount Nicholson, then Mount Cameron, and finally Wan Chai Gap and a little west. Further south is the 'central sector'.
2003, Tony Banham, Not the Slightest Chance: The Defence of Hong Kong, 1941, Hong Kong University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 19Of great ecological significance is the Nam Fung Road Woodland nestled at the southern foot of Mount Nicholson. The only Feng Shui forest on Hong Kong island, it dates back to the city’s earliest days, featuring the highest number of plant species recorded in Hong Kong, including plants of great conservation value(3).
2018 August 1, Nan Fung Group, “8 Deep Water Bay Drive – Mindful living meets luxury in the midst of nature”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2018, WorldMiddle Gap is about halfway along Black's Link. It is the gap between Mount Cameron on the right and Mount Nicholson on the left. After passing Middle Gap, the righthand side of the track opens up while the left-hand side is protected by the slopes of Mount Nicholson.
2019, Philip Cracknell, Battle for Hong Kong, December 1941, Amberley Publishing Limited, →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://books.google.com/books?id=cPSiDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT262
Origin
Perhaps named after Lieutenant W.C.A. Nicholson.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 聶高信山 /聂高信山
- 聶高信山 /聂高信山peak in Hong Kong
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Mount Nicholson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Nicholson
“Mount Nicholson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Nicholson. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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