South Korea location map with sobaek mountains marked

The Sobaek Mountains are a

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...

cutting across the southern

Korean peninsula Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic ...

. They split off from the Taebaek Mountains and trend southwest across the center of the peninsula. They are traditionally considered to reach their southwestern limit at

Jirisan Jirisan is a mountain located in the southern region of South Korea. It is the second-tallest mountain in South Korea after Jeju Island's Hallasan, and the tallest mountain in mainland South Korea. The 1915m-high mountain is located in Jiri ...

, which is also the highest peak of the range. Other famous mountains in the range include Songni Mountain,

Joryeong Mountain Mungyeong Saejae ( Hangul: 문경새재) is a mountain pass in central South Korea. It lies on Joryeong Mountain between the main peak (1017 m) and Sinseon Peak (967 m). The pass itself rises to above sea level. Mungyeong Saejae c ...

, Gaya Mountain,

Worak Mountain Woraksan, or Worak Mountain, is a major mountain of the Sobaek Mountains, Sobaek mountain range in South Korea. Its highest peak is above sea level. It forms part of the boundary between North Chungcheong and North Gyeongsang provinces. Its ...

, and Sobaek Mountain itself. The peaks of the Sobaek Mountains are generally well over 1000 m above

sea level Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardise ...

. The Sobaek Mountains form the southern half of the

Baekdudaegan The Baekdu-daegan is a mountain-system and watershed-crest-line which runs through almost all of the length of the Korean Peninsula, from Paektu Mountain (2,744m) in the north to the Cheonhwang-bong or "Heavenly Monarch Peak" of Jirisan (1,915m ...

, the symbolic "spine" of Korea. They mark the traditional border between the

Honam Honam (; literally "south of the lake") is a region coinciding with the former Jeolla Province in what is now South Korea. Today, the term refers to Gwangju, South Jeolla and North Jeolla Provinces. The name "Jeonla-do" is used in the names of ...

and

Yeongnam Yeongnam (Hangul: 영남, ; literally "south of the passes") is a region that coincides with the former Gyeongsang Province in what is now South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, consti ...

regions.

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