Mountain · North Jeolla
Jangansan
장안산
Jangansan (1,237.4 m), Jangsu: a silver-grass summit plateau above 26 valleys at the source of the Geum and Seomjin rivers.
Place details
- Region
- North Jeolla
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 장수군
- Summit height
- 1,237.4 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 292
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Jangansan
Jangansan, in Jangsu, became a county park in 1986. Standing on the line of the Baekdudaegan, it is a distant source of both the Geum and Seomjin rivers.
Rocks and old forest frame pools and falls in deep valleys: some 26 valleys, seven pools including the upper and lower Yongso, 14 named rock formations and five springs.
The ridge east from the summit is a broad sea of silver grass.
Worth seeing
- Silver-grass ridge 장안산 억새밭A broad grass ridge from the summit.
- Deoksan Yongso 덕산용소Pools in the Deoksan valley.
Where the main trail starts
Muryong Pass 무룡고개
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. 292.