Mountain · South Gyeongsang
Hwawangsan
화왕산
Hwawangsan (757.7 m), Changnyeong: a volcano with three craters and a fortress around 185,000 m² of golden silver grass.
Place details
- Region
- South Gyeongsang
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 창녕군
- Summit height
- 757.7 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 394
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Hwawangsan
Hwawangsan, the guardian mountain of Changnyeong, rises between the Nakdong and Miryang rivers. It is a volcano with three craters, including Yongji.
The summit fortress Hwawangsanseong, a historic site, encloses some 185,000 square metres of grassland that turns into a golden sea of silver grass each autumn. A reed festival is held on the top in early October.
Crowds come every year for the silver grass.
Worth seeing
- Hwawangsanseong 화왕산성A fortress around the grassland.
- Yongji crater 용지One of three craters.
Where the main trail starts
Jahagok car park 자하곡 주차장
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. 394.