Mountain · South Gyeongsang / Ulsan / North Gyeongsang
Gajisan
가지산
Gajisan (1,241 m), highest of the Yeongnam Alps: rock peaks, silver grass ridges and Seongnamsa temple near Ulsan.
Place details
- Region
- South Gyeongsang · Ulsan · North Gyeongsang
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 밀양시 · 울주군 · 청도군
- Summit height
- 1,241 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 20
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Gajisan
Gajisan is the highest of the Yeongnam Alps, the cluster of seven peaks over 1,000 m where Miryang, Ulju and Cheongdo meet. The name compares the views to the European Alps.
Rock peaks and silver grass fields alternate along the ridge, so you can walk on to Unmunsan. In autumn the grass between Seongnam Pass and the summit turns to silver, and the treeless rocky top gives open views on every side.
Old records call it Seongnamsan for its many rocks; the present name comes from the Silla monk Gaji, who chose the site of Seongnamsa temple.
Through the seasons
- Spring
- Royal azalea groves, a natural monument
- Summer
- Shallow, wide valleys beside the trail
- Autumn
- Rock peaks above silver grass
- Winter
- Rime ice on the summit and Ssalbawi
Worth seeing
- Ssalbawi 쌀바위The Rice Rock of legend, symbolic source of the Taehwa River.
- Seongnamsa 석남사Ulsan’s leading temple, at the foot of the main trail.
Where the main trail starts
Seongnamsa Temple 가지산 석남사
A main route in the Forest Service guide begins here. Search the Korean name to plan your bus or taxi to the entrance.
Written from the Korea Forest Service guide 꼭 한번 가 볼 우리 100대 명산, p. 20.