Achasan () is a hill that sits between the counties of
Gwangjin District
Gwangjin District () is one of the List of districts of Seoul, 25 districts of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the north bank of the Han River (Korea), Han River on the eastern end of City of Seoul, Seoul. The district was split from ...
and
Guri in South Korea. It has an elevation of .
There is an extensive system of trails on the Achasan and Yongsan mountains with numerous entrances. People often hike from Yongmasan () and go to Achasan, or vice versa. Either trail takes about two hours. It has an elevated view of the
Han River and of
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
. At the halfway observation deck and the summit, there is a view of the upper stream of the Han River and the cities of Guri and Hanam. From Achasan Fort the Han River is visible almost in its entirety as it flows through Seoul). This is the closest vantage point for viewing the Han River from above.
Gallery
See also
*
List of mountains in Korea
The following is a list of mountains in Korea:
List of mountains in North Korea Pyongyang
* Taesongsan () –
Chagang Province
* Namsan (Chagang), Namsan () –
* Obongsan (Chagang), Obongsan () –
North Pyongan Province
* Myohyangsan () †...
References
External links
Travel Highlights by Visit Korea{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123160727/http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=309631 , date=2012-01-23 , 2012
Gwangjin District
Mountains of Seoul
Mountains of Gyeonggi Province
Guri
Mountains of South Korea