Wolchulsan National Park
| Wolchulsan National Park | |
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| 월출산국립공원, 月出山國立公園 | |
 View of the mountain Wolchulsan | |
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| Location | Jeollanam-do, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 34°44′38″N 126°40′30″E / 34.744°N 126.675°E[1] |
| Area | 56.6 km2 (21.9 sq mi) |
| Established | 11 June 1988 |
| Governing body | Korea National Park Service |
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The twenty-two national parks of South Korea.
Land-based parks are in red and marine parks are in blue.
Land-based parks are in red and marine parks are in blue.
Wolchulsan National Park (Korean: 월출산국립공원, 月出山國立公園) lies in Jeollanam-do province, South Korea. Designated as a national park in 1988, Wolchulsan National Park is South Korea's smallest at only 56.6 km2 (21.9 sq mi).[2]
The park takes its name from Wolchulsan, or Mt. Wolchul in Gangjin and Yeongam counties. The highest peak in the park is Cheong-hwang-bong, with an elevation of 809 m (2,654 ft).[3] Also contained in the park are 3 national treasures and a number of local cultural properties.
Points of interest
[edit]- Dogapsa Temple (도갑사), South Korean National Treasure #50. The Buddhist temple has yet to be restored since it was burned down during the Korean War.[3]
- Wolchulsan Seated Buddha, South Korean National Treasure #144, is an 8.6-metre-high statue (28 ft).
- Wolchulsan Sculpture Park, set on roughly 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft) of land.
- The "Cloud Bridge" (구름다리) is a 52-metre-long suspension bridge (171 ft) at a height of 120 metres (390 ft).
References
[edit]- ^ "Wolchulsan National Park". protectedplanet.net.
- ^ "Wolchulsan: Intro". Korea National Park Service. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ a b Hae-Jin Lee, Cecilia (2010). Frommer's South Korea. Frommer's. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-470-59154-3.