Jirisan
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Jirisan () is a mountain located in the southern region of South Korea. It is the second-tallest mountain in South Korea after Jeju Island's Hallasan, and is the tallest mountain in mainland South Korea.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Jirisan
- Mountain.photo
- Korea-Mountain-Jirisan-15.jpg
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 1915
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1696
- Mountain.listing
- Ultra, Ribu
- Mountain.location
- South Korea
- Mountain.range
- Sobaek Mountains
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Hike
- Korean name/auto.child
- yes
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- ^지리산
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 智異山
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Jirisan () is a mountain located in the southern region of South Korea. It is the second-tallest mountain in South Korea after Jeju Island's Hallasan, and is the tallest mountain in mainland South Korea.
The 1915m-high mountain is located in Jirisan National Park. The park spans three provinces: (North and South Jeolla Province and South Gyeongsang Province). It is the largest in South Korea. The largest proportion of the national park is in South Gyeongsang. The highest peak of the mountain, Cheonwangbong is also located in this province. Another well-known peak is Samsinbong (Three Spirits Peak).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jirisan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (2)
On the map
3 mapped locations