Bugaksan is a mountain north of
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Gyeongbokgung (), also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gyeongbok Palace, was the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty. Built in 1395, it is located in northern Seoul, South Korea. The largest of the ''Five Grand Palaces'' built by the Joseo ...
in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
, also known as Baegaksan.
Inwangsan,
Naksan
Naksan Mountain or Mount Naksan (lit. "Camel Mountain") is a peak, high, in the Jongno-gu district of Seoul, South Korea. The mountain is well known for the panoramic views of downtown Seoul as is Namsan.
The mountain and its surrounding area ...
, and
Namsan are the mountains that surround the Seoul Basin. The bedrock is
granite
Granite () is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies under ...
and is about 342m high.
See also
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List of mountains in Seoul
This is a list of the mountains in Seoul, South Korea.
See also
*List of mountains in Korea
*Lists of mountains by region
References
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External links
Information about mountains in Seoul
Guide to mountains of Seoulat the Seoul Metropolitan ...
References
Mountains of South Korea
Mountains of Seoul
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