Mountain · South Jeolla / North Jeolla
Chuwolsan
추월산
Chuwolsan (731.2 m), Damyang: cliffs like a fortress wall above Damyang Lake, one of South Jeolla’s five great mountains.
Place details
- Region
- South Jeolla · North Jeolla
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 담양군 · 순창군
- Summit height
- 731.2 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 348
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Chuwolsan
Chuwolsan stands on the border of Damyang and Sunchang, one of the five great mountains of South Jeolla and the spine of the Noryeong ridge between Miljae and Baegamsan.
Dense forest, strange rocks and cliffs ring it like a castle wall, open only by a narrow path on the west. From Damyang it looks like a monk lying down.
Medicinal herbs and a rare Chuwolsan orchid grow on its slopes; Damyang Lake lies at its foot.
Worth seeing
- Cliff walls 추월산 석벽Rock walls like a fortress.
- Damyang Lake 담양호At the end of the descent.
Where the main trail starts
Wolgye 월계
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. 348.