Gwanaksan

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Gwanaksan

Elevation 632 m (2,073 feet)
Location Flag of South Korea South Korea
Prominence 632 m (2,073 feet)
Coordinates 37°26′44″N 126°57′49″E / 37.44556, 126.96361Coordinates: 37°26′44″N 126°57′49″E / 37.44556, 126.96361
Easiest route Gwanak Station, Anyang
Korean name
Hangul 관악산
Hanja 冠岳山
Revised Romanization Gwanaksan
McCune-Reischauer Kwanaksan

Gwanaksan (632 m[1]) is a small mountain in southern Seoul, South Korea. Portions lie in the Gwanak-gu and Geumcheon-gu districts of Seoul; other portions lie in the neighboring cities of Anyang and Gwacheon.

The name gwanak (hanja:冠岳 ) means "hat-shaped peak," and refers to its gat-like profile. Thus Gwanaksan literally means "mountain of the hat-shaped peak." Currently it is referred to as "Gwanak," since san already contains the meaning of "mountain."[2] Together with Songaksan in Kaesong, Gamaksan in Paju, Uaksan in Pocheon, and Hwaaksan in Gapyeong, Gwanaksan was long considered one of the five representative peaks of Gyeonggi-do (gyeonggi o-ak).

The main campus of Seoul National University is located just northwest of the mountain, and the Gwacheon national government complex lies to the east. Also nearby is the Anyang Resort Area, a popular local tourist attraction. On the mountain itself lie numerous Buddhist temples, including Wongaksa. Most of the mountain slope is protected land. The mountain is very popular with older climbers, since it can easily be reached by Seoul's public transportation. The Seoul side was designated a city park in 1968.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Some sources give 629 m
  2. ^ (Korean) 명칭의 유래. Gwanak-gu website. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.

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