Mountain · North Gyeongsang
Cheongnyangsan
청량산
Cheongnyangsan (869.7 m), Bonghwa: twelve rock peaks above the Nakdong, one of Korea’s three great rock mountains.
Place details
- Region
- North Gyeongsang
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 봉화군 · 안동시
- Summit height
- 869.7 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 344
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Cheongnyangsan
Cheongnyangsan in Bonghwa became a provincial park in 1982 and a national scenic site in 2007; with Juwangsan and Wolchulsan it is counted among Korea’s three great rock mountains.
Twelve rock peaks — Janginbong, the highest, with Seonhakbong, Geumtapbong, Yeonjeokbong and more — rise in sheer walls, and the Nakdong River curls around the west side. The scholar Toegye loved this mountain.
Cheongnyangsa temple sits tucked among the peaks.
Worth seeing
- Cheongnyangsa 청량사A temple among the twelve peaks.
- Janginbong 장인봉The highest peak.
Where the main trail starts
Cheongnyangsan Provincial Park entrance 청량산도립공원 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. 344.