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{{Infobox mountain|name=Mount Butler|photo=Mountbutler board.JPG|photo_caption=Marker on Mount Butler's Summit|elevation_m=436|elevation_ref=|prominence=|map=Hong Kong|map_caption=Location of Mount Butler in Hong Kong|label_position=|listing=|location={{HKG}}|range=|coordinates={{coord|22|16|8.48|N|114|12|30.60|E}}|coordinates_ref=|topo=|type=|age=|volcanic_arc/belt=|last_eruption=|first_ascent=|easiest_route=|other_name=畢拿山}}'''Mount Butler''' or '''Pat Na Shan''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese:]] 畢拿山) is a 436 m high hill on [[Hong Kong Island]], Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indexmundi.com/z/?lat=22.2666667&lon=114.2&t=m&r=40&p=mount_butler&cc=hk&c=hong_kong|title=Mount Butler - Hong Kong|website=www.indexmundi.com|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref>

==Access==
[[Hong Kong Trail]] Stage 5 passes near the summit of Mount Butler.<ref>http://www.timeout.com.hk/around-town/features/29877/get-out-wilson-trail-stage-2.html</ref> The best place to start the hike to the summit is from the [[Hong Kong Parkview|Parkview apartment complex]]. The trail ascends steeply to [[Jardine's Lookout]], continues to climb, then drops down a set of stairs for 10–15 minutes, then ascends steeply alongside a stone quarry. From the summit the view stretches to [[Lamma Island]], [[Red Hill (Hong Kong)|Red Hill]] and [[Dragon's Back]] Trail. The descent from the summit is to Upper [[Tai Tam Reservoirs|Tai Tam]] Reservoir. From here the hiker has several options, including continuing on to Stage 6 of the Hong Kong Trail, hiking or running to either [[Violet Hill (Hong Kong)|Violet Hill]] or [[The Twins, Hong Kong|the Twins]], or hiking out to [[Repulse Bay]]. The route has frequent maps, one public bathroom and no water stops so carry sufficient liquids with you.

==History==
[[Winnipeg Grenadiers|Canadians]] fought against the [[Battle of Hong Kong|Japanese invaders]] on Mount Butler during World War II.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z7E-j1UWuOMC&pg=PA198 |title=Canada's Army: Waging War and Keeping the Peace|last=Granatstein|first=J. L.|date=2011-01-01|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=9781442611788|language=en}}</ref>
On the slopes of Mount Butler, [[John Robert Osborn]] of the [[Winnipeg Grenadiers]] won the Victoria Cross for his gallantry and sacrifice during the battle. The site of his action is marked by a rock cairn near one of the walk trails.

==Others==
A radio station called "Mount Butler H.F. Radio Receiving Station" is situated on nearby [[Siu Ma Shan]], but the name Mount Butler is used nonetheless. Masts of the station can be seen from a distance. It was built in 1996 as part of the system that provides air-to-ground communications and [[METAR]] broadcasts for [[Hong Kong International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harris.com/press-releases/1995/03/new-hong-kong-airport-radio-communications-contract|title = L3Harris™ Fast. Forward.}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay extension)]]
*[[Mount Parker (Hong Kong)|Mount Parker]]
*[[Geography of Hong Kong]]

==References==
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