Gayasan (North and South Gyeongsang)

Gayasan
The Sanghwang peak of Gaya Mountain in 2004
Highest point
Elevation1,433 m (4,701 ft)
Geography
LocationNorth Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Korean name
Hangul
가야산
Hanja
伽倻山
RRGayasan
MRKayasan

Gayasan (Korean: 가야산), also known as Gaya Mountain, is a mountain in North Gyeongsang Province, eastern South Korea. This mountain reaches an elevation of 1,433 metres.[1] It is located in Gayasan National Park, which is named in honor of this mountain.

This mountain has two major peaks: one of them is Sangwangbong Peak, for which the height is 1,430 meters, and the other, Chulbulbong, is 1,433 above sea level.

See also

References

  1. ^ An, Gyeong-ho (2007). 한국 300 명산 [300 Mountains of Korea] (in Korean). Seoul: 깊은솔 (Gipeunsol). ISBN 978-89-89917-21-2.

35°49′20″N 128°07′04″E / 35.8221°N 128.1179°E / 35.8221; 128.1179


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