Sobaeksan (Sobaek Mountain) is a mountain of the
Sobaek Mountains
The Sobaek Mountains are a mountain range cutting across the southern Korean peninsula. They split off from the Taebaek Mountains and trend southwest across the center of the peninsula. They are traditionally considered to reach their southwest ...
, in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. It lies between
Danyang County
Danyang County (''Danyang-gun'') is in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Symbols
*County tree: Yew tree
*County bird: Magpie
*County flower: Royal Azalea
Geography
The geographical terrain is 83.7% mountainous and 11.2% cultivable. It is ...
in the province of
Chungcheongbuk-do
North Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청북도, ''Chungcheongbuk-do''), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Hoseo region in the s ...
and the city of
Yeongju
Yeongju () is a city in the far north region of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea, covering 668.84 km2 with a population of 113,930 people according to the 2008 census. The city borders Bonghwa county to the east, Danyang county of North ...
in the province of
Gyeongsangbuk-do
North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea until the ...
. It has an elevation of .
[Yu 2007, p.353.]
The
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) is the national research institute in astronomy and space science of South Korea funded by the Government of South Korea, South Korean Government. Its headquarters are located in Daejeon, i ...
operates an observatory on this mountain.
Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory
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See also
* Sobaeksan National Park
Sobaeksan National Park ( ko, 소백산국립공원, 小白山國立公園) is located in the provinces of Chungcheongbuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It was designated as the 18th national park in 1987. It is named after the mountain So ...
* List of mountains in Korea
The following is a list of mountains in Korea:
List of mountains in North Korea Pyeongyang
* Taesongsan (대성산; ) –
Chagang Province
* Namsan (남산; ) –
* Obongsan (오봉산; ) –
North Pyongan Province
* Myohyangsan (묘향 ...
Notes
References
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Mountains of South Korea
Mountains of North Chungcheong Province
Mountains of North Gyeongsang Province
Sobaek Mountains