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Jirisan
Korean Name
hangul 지리산
Hanja 智異山
Revised Romanization Jirisan
McCune-Reischauer Chirisan
Elevation: 1,915 metres (6,283 feet)
Coordinates: 35°20′ N 127°43′ E
Location: South Korea
First ascent: ???
Easiest route: hike

Jiri-san is a mountain in the south of South Korea. It is often considered one of the three most important mountains in South Korea, with Hallasan and Seoraksan being the other two. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Korea_south_jiri-san_locmap. ... Hangul (한글) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... For other uses of the word, see Elevation In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... Jump to: navigation, search If you were looking for the car, please see Mercury Mountaineer. ... Beautiful natural scenes are common hiking destinations Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Halla-san (한라산) is an extinct volcano on Jeju Island of South Korea. ... Seorak-san is the highest mountain in the Taebaek mountain range in the Gangwon province in eastern South Korea. ...


The mountain rises to 1915 metres and is located in a designated national park. The national park itself spans three provinces: North and South Jeolla as well as South Gyeongsang. The largest proportion of the national park is in the province of South Gyeongsang. The highest peak of the mountain, Cheonhwangbong is also located in this province. Another popular peak is Samsinbong (peak of the three spirits). North Jeolla is a province in the southwest of South Korea. ... South Jeolla is a province in the southwest of South Korea. ... South Gyeongsang is a province in the southeast of South Korea. ...


Jirisan is considered the southern end of the mountain range Baekdudaegan, the "spine" of the peninsula incorporating the Taebaek and Sobaek mountain ranges. The northern end of the Baekdudaegan is found at Baekdusan. Some people dream of walking along the whole mountain range. The Taebaek Mountains are a mountain range in both North and South Korea. ... The Sobaek Mountains are a mountain range cutting across the southern Korean peninsula. ... Baitou (Paektu) Mountain is a mountain on the border between China and North Korea. ...


There are seven temples on Jirisan that are considered major Buddhist temples. Hwaeomsa is the largest and best known temple amongst these. It is home to a number of treasures. The mountain is also home to Samseonggung, the place of the Three Sages. It is a recently developed site to celebrate one of Korea's foundation myths.


See also

This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... The following is a list of mountains in Korea: List of mountains in North Korea Paektu-san (백두산; 白頭山) - 2,750 m Kumgang-san (금강산; 金剛山) - 1,638 m Myohyang-san (묘향산; 妙香山) Chilbo-san Kuwol-san List of mountains in South Korea Halla-san (한라산; 漢拏山) - 1,950 m Chiri-san (지리산; 智異山) - 1,915 m Seorak-san (설악산; 雪岳山) - 1708... South Korea is located in Eastern Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass. ...

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Jirisan - Galbijim (379 words)
Jirisan is a mountain in the south of South Korea.
Jirisan is considered the southern end of the mountain range Baekdudaegan, the "spine" of the peninsula incorporating the Taebaek and Sobaek mountain ranges.
Dogodan (도고단) is the third highest peak of Jirisan, at 1,507 meters.
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