Mountain · South Jeolla
Jogyesan
조계산
Jogyesan (887.3 m), Suncheon: a broadleaf mountain holding two great temples, Songgwangsa and Seonamsa.
Place details
- Region
- South Jeolla
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 순천시
- Summit height
- 887.3 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 308
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Jogyesan
Jogyesan in Suncheon holds two great temples on opposite sides: Songgwangsa, the Sangha jewel among Korea’s three jewel temples, to the west and Seonamsa to the east. Covered in broadleaf forest, it became a provincial park in 1979.
Warm, humid sea air earned it the old name Little Gangnam. Deep valleys such as Piagol and Honggol, falls and springs make every season different; Biryong Falls is the best known.
Peaks such as Wolchulbong and Janggunbong ring Seonamsa.
Worth seeing
- Songgwangsa 송광사The Sangha jewel temple.
- Seonamsa 선암사A temple ringed by peaks.
Where the main trail starts
Seonamsa entrance 선암사 입구
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. 308.