Seonunsan is a mountain of
North Jeolla Province
North Jeolla Province, officially Jeonbuk State (), is a Special Self-governing Province of South Korea in the Honam region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. Jeonbuk borders the provinces of South Chungcheong to the north, North Gyeo ...
, western South Korea, with an elevation of 336 metres. It is a popular destination for hiking, with a variety of trails. Some leading to a giant 13m carving of
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha (),*
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was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist legends, he was ...
on a cliff, which dates back to the
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...
dynasty. It is also one of the premier
sport climbing
Sport climbing (or bolted climbing) is a type of free climbing in the sport of rock climbing where the Lead climbing, lead climber clips their climbing rope, rope — via a quickdraw — into pre-drilled in-situ bolt (climbing), bolts for their ...
destinations in South Korea, having perhaps the highest concentration of difficult routes in the country.
Korea on the rocks - a database of climbing areas in Korea created mostly by expats
See also
*List of mountains of 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
Mountains of South Korea
Mountains of North Jeolla Province
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