Mountain · North Gyeongsang
Juheulsan
주흘산
Juheulsan (1,108.4 m), Mungyeong: the guardian peak of Mungyeong Saejae, the old pass of the Yeongnam road.
Place details
- Region
- North Gyeongsang
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 문경시
- Summit height
- 1,108.4 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 316
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Juheulsan
Juheulsan is the guardian mountain of Mungyeong and the main peak above Mungyeong Saejae, the historic pass on the old road from Seoul to the south-east. With Joryeongsan, Poamsan and Woraksan it forms the heart of the Sobaek range.
Its name means a leading mountain standing firm. For centuries the court sent incense and prayers for rites here, and old records link the very name Yeongnam, south of the pass, to this mountain.
Legends and history of the Saejae road fill its valleys.
Worth seeing
- Mungyeong Saejae 문경새재The historic pass below the mountain.
- Saejae gates 문경새재 관문Old gatehouses on the pass road.
Where the main trail starts
Mungyeong Saejae management office 문경새재관리사무소
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. 316.