Wolchulsan (월출산) is a mountain located in
South Jeolla
South Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollanam-do''; ), also known as Jeonnam, is a province of South Korea. South Jeolla has a population of 1,902,324 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Honam region at the southwestern tip of the Korea ...
province,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
, and spans both
Gangjin
Gangjin County (''Gangjin-gun'') is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Gangjin county proper was established in 1895. The county office is located in Gangjin-eup.
The Gangjin Kiln Sites are a noted area for the production of tradi ...
and
Yeongam
Yeongam () is a city and county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Bordered with Mokpo and Naju to the north, Jangheung County to the east, and Haenam and Gangjin to the south, Yeongam County comprises two '' eups'' and nine '' myeons'', popul ...
counties. At its peak, Cheonhwangbong, it rises to 808.7 meters, making it the highest point in Gangjin County.
It lies in a
national park of the same name.
Wolchulsan National Park
Wolchulsan National Park ( ko, 월출산국립공원, 月出山國立公園) lies in Jeollanam-do province, South Korea. Designated as a national park in 1988, Wolchulsan National Park is South Korea's smallest at only .
The park takes its name f ...
is the smallest national park of South Korea, with an area of {{convert, 41, km2. A notable feature of the mountain is the "Cloud Bridge" (구름다리) a small suspension bridge that spans two peaks.
Image:Wolchulsan Cloud Bridge 1.jpg, Wolchulsan and its "Cloud Bridge"
Image:Wolchulsan Cloud Bridge 2.jpg, Cloud Bridge
Image:Wolchulsan Cloud Bridge 3.jpg, Cloud Bridge
External links
Wolchulsan National Park
References
#http://english.knps.or.kr/Knp/Wolchulsan/Intro/Introduction.aspx
Mountains of South Korea
Mountains of South Jeolla Province
Gangjin County
Yeongam County