Mountain · South Gyeongsang
Hwangmaesan
황매산
Hwangmaesan (1,113.1 m), Hapcheon: royal azalea and silver-grass plateaus, the Diamond Mountains of Yeongnam.
Place details
- Region
- South Gyeongsang
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 합천군 · 산청군
- Summit height
- 1,113.1 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 398
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Hwangmaesan
Hwangmaesan is the guardian mountain of Hapcheon but was long almost unknown, so its valleys stayed unspoilt. It became a county park in 1983 and is now, with Gayasan, Hapcheon’s great mountain.
Called the little Diamond Mountains of Yeongnam, it looks like a 300 m rock peak set on a high plateau of 700 to 900 m. Rocks, bent pines and royal azaleas line every ridge.
Royal azaleas in spring and silver grass in autumn cover the plateau.
Worth seeing
- Mosanjae 모산재A rock peak at the start of the climb.
- Azalea plateau 황매산 철쭉Royal azaleas across the high plateau.
Where the main trail starts
Mosanjae car park 모산재 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. 398.