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Yongmunsan

용문산

Yongmunsan (1,157.1 m), Yangpyeong: Gyeonggi’s third highest peak, rock ridges and the great ginkgo of Yongmunsa.

Aerial view of Yongmunsan's forested ridges rising above the village at the Yongmunsan visitor area under summer cloud
Yongmunsan’s ridges above the Yongmunsan visitor area. Photo: ⓒ한국관광콘텐츠랩-비디비디 스튜디오

Place details

Region
Gyeonggi
Type of place
Mountain
Locality in the source
양평군
Summit height
1,157.1 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 254

Getting there

3 official trailheads are listed below with a public transport planner: choose a trailhead, then start from your location or a station.

Trailheads you can reach by public transport

Yongmunsan has more than one way in. These are official trailheads named by the managing authority. Choose one for the way up and, if you cross the mountain, another for the way down.

Shaded relief of Yongmunsan with its official trailheads numbered and the summit marked Gaseopbong 1,157.1 m123
Terrain from Copernicus DEM GLO-90 (© DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA). Trailhead and summit positions © OpenStreetMap contributors; summit height from the Korea Forest Service guide. Not a hiking map: trails are not drawn. Select a number to plan a trip to that trailhead.
  1. Yongmunsan tourist site (Yongmunsa course) 용문산관광지 (용문사 코스)
  2. Yeonsu-ri (Sangwonsa course) 연수리 (상원사 코스)
  3. Sanasa Temple (Hamwang valley course) 사나사 (함왕골 코스)
Trailheads checked .

About Yongmunsan

Yongmunsan, the mountain of Yangpyeong, is the third highest in Gyeonggi and visible from all over the county, with Baegunbong to the south and Jungwonsan and Doilbong to the east.

Rock ridges around the summit Gaseopbong, Yongmunbong and Janggunbong, and valleys such as Sangwon and Yonggye, have long earned it the name Diamond Mountains of Gyeonggi. The north side is gentle; the south is steep with stacked rock and falls.

The thousand-year-old temple Yongmunsa and its ancient ginkgo, a natural monument, lie on the southern slope.

Worth seeing

  • Yongmunsa ginkgo 용문사 은행나무An ancient ginkgo, a natural monument.
  • Sangwonsa 상원사An old temple on the south side.

Written from the Korea Forest Service guide 꼭 한번 가 볼 우리 100대 명산, p. 254.

Sources

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