Mountain · South Gyeongsang / South Jeolla / North Jeolla
Jirisan
지리산
Jirisan (1,915.4 m): Korea’s first national park and its largest mountain park, with Cheonwangbong, mainland Korea’s highest peak.
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15 Nov – 15 Dec 2026
Autumn fire-season trail closures
The Korea National Park Service closes 148 trail sections in the national parks for the autumn wildfire season: 115 fully and 33 in part. Other trails stay open as usual. Check the closure list for your park before you set off.
Place details
- Region
- South Gyeongsang · South Jeolla · North Jeolla
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 함양군 · 산청군 · 하동군 · 구례군 · 남원시
- Summit height
- 1,915.4 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 320
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Jirisan
Jirisan spans three provinces and five cities and counties — Hamyang, Sancheong, Hadong, Gurye and Namwon. In 1967 it became Korea’s first national park, and it is the largest mountain national park in the country.
Cheonwangbong, at 1,915.4 m the second highest peak in South Korea, leads a ridge of more than ten great peaks — Jeseokbong, Banyabong, Nogodan and others — with deep, graceful valleys below.
It is the grand and gentle mother mountain of both Yeongnam and Honam.
Worth seeing
- Cheonwangbong 천왕봉The highest peak on the mainland.
- Nogodan 노고단The western end of the main ridge.
Where the main trail starts
Jungsan-ri Visitor Centre, Jirisan National Park 지리산국립공원 중산리 탐방안내소
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. 320.