Mountain · Busan / South Gyeongsang
Geumjeongsan
금정산
Geumjeongsan (800.8 m), Busan: a crescent ridge with a Joseon fortress, the temple Beomeosa and trails from metro stations.
Place details
- Region
- Busan · South Gyeongsang
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 금정구 · 북구 · 양산시
- Summit height
- 800.8 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 64
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Geumjeongsan
Geumjeongsan wraps around Busan from Geumjeong-gu and Buk-gu to Yangsan. A crescent of ridge runs from the main peak, Godangbong, south past Sanggyebong to Baegyangsan, with tors and honeycombed rock along the crest.
Its Joseon fortress, Geumjeongsanseong, follows the summits above the Nakdong estuary, and Beomeosa, founded by Uisang, is one of the three great temples of Yeongnam. It is the city’s backyard mountain, with trails from metro stations.
Old records tell of a golden well on a summit rock where a golden fish came down on rainbow clouds; the Golden Well gave the mountain its name.
Through the seasons
- Spring
- Spring haze over the Golden Well
- Summer
- Dense forest canopy
- Autumn
- Maples along the fortress wall
- Winter
- Busan under snow, like an ink painting
Worth seeing
- Beomeosa 범어사One of the three great temples of Yeongnam.
- Geumjeongsanseong 금정산성A Joseon fortress along the summits.
Where the main trail starts
Beomeosa bus stop 범어사(버스정류장)
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. 64.