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The Bukhansan National Park (Korean: 북한산국립공원; Hanja: 北漢山國立公園) in Seoul and Gyeonggi covers an area of 79.92 km 2 (30.86 sq mi) and was established on 2 April 1983. Bukhansan means "mountains north of the Han River." The park contains forested areas, temples and granite peaks.
Designated as a national park in 1983, Bukhansan National Park includes both Bukhansan as well as Dobongsan Mountain. The word Bukhansanseong was coined after the construction of Bukhansanseong during the Joseon Dynasty. [1]
Bukhansan is the highest mountain within Seoul city boundaries. Apart from Bukhansan, there are seven other mountains including Dobongsan and Suraksan that are over 600 metres high within the city. [4] Popular throughout the year, Bukhansan, and Bukhansan National Park, which was formed in 1983, [5] are renowned for birdwatching, hiking and ...
The country's largest mountain park is Jirisan National Park in the southwest; this was also the first national park to be designated in 1967. The largest marine park is Dadohaehaesang, with an area of more than 2,200 km 2 (850 sq mi), but almost all of this is water. The smallest park is Wolchulsan, with an area of only 56.1 km 2 (21.7 sq mi).
Dobongsan (Korean: 도봉산) is a mountain in Bukhansan National Park, South Korea. [1] It extends across Seoul, the national capital, and the cities of Yangju and Uijeongbu, in the province of Gyeonggi Province. [2] It has an elevation of 739.5 m (2,426 ft). [3] Nearby Dobongsan Station is named after it. [4]
The current Bukhansanseong Fortress was built in 1711 CE by King Sukjong of Joseon. [citation needed] After the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98) and Second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636), fierce discussion broke out in the royal court about constructing fortress that can protect the kingdom against external threats.
Bukhansan National Park; Byeonsan-bando National Park; C. Chiaksan National Park; D. Dadohaehaesang National Park; Deogyusan National Park; G. Gayasan National Park;
Bukhansan: 북한산 北漢山 836.5m Dobong-gu, Eunpyeong-gu, Jongno-gu in Seoul and Uijeongbu, Goyang, Yangju-gun in Gyeonggi-do: Buramsan: 불암산 佛岩山 508m Nowon-gu in Seoul and Namyangju in Gyeonggi-do: Cheonmasan: 천마산 天摩山 144.4m Macheon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul and Hanam, Gyeonggi-do: Cheonggyesan: 청계산 淸溪山 618m