Three horned mountain Bukhansan is a major landmark visible from most South Korea city districts. Bukhansan translates mountain north of Han River.
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Gps Coordinates / 37.6586347,126.9779961
Bukhansan Peak Mountain Seoul VR South Korea
South Korea, Gyeonggi-do, Goyang-si, Deogyang-gu, 북한동
Bukhansan "North Han Mountain", or Bukhan Mountain, is a mountain on the northern periphery of Seoul, South Korea.
Bukhansan attracts a large number of hikers around 5 million per year.
Gps Coordinates / 37.6586604,126.978024
There are three major peaks, Baegundae 2,744 feet, Insubong 2,659 feet, Mangyeongdae 2,582.0 feet.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 37.6586636 / Gps Link 37.6524864 / Gps Link 37.6531484
Gps Coordinates / 37.6586636,126.9780002 / 37.6524864,126.962839 / 37.6531484,126.9625261
Because of its height and the fact that it borders a considerable portion of the city, Bukhansan is a major landmark visible from most city districts.
For many years up until now, the three main peaks of the park have collectively been called "Bukhansan"
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 37.6532431 / Gps Link 37.6539928 / Gps Link 37.6540012
Gps Coordinates / 37.6532431,126.96278 / 37.6539928,126.9657304 / 37.6540012,126.9663404
The name "Bukhansan" means "mountain north of Han River", referring to the fact that it is the northern border of the city.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 37.6553646 / Gps Link 37.6561004 / Gps Link 37.6560744
Gps Coordinates / 37.6553646,126.970022 / 37.6561004,126.97511 / 37.6560744,126.9751862
During the Joseon dynasty 1392 the peaks marked the extreme northern boundary of Seoul until 1897.
However, the original collective name of these three peaks was Samgaksan, meaning "three-horned mountain.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 37.6560622 / Gps Link 37.6567182 / Gps Link 37.6568074
Gps Coordinates / 37.6560622,126.9752302 / 37.6567182,126.9769622 / 37.6568074,126.9773352
Apart from Bukhansan, there are seven other mountains including Dobongsan and Suraksan that are over 600 meters high within the city.
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The head of the Gangbuk-gu District Office in Seoul is leading a petition to have the central government change the name back to the original.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 37.6570888 / Gps Link 37.6585 / Gps Link 37.65845 Gps Link 37.658445
Gps Coordinates / 37.6570888,126.9783098 / 37.6585,126.9780467 / 37.65845,126.9780417 / 37.658445,126.9780417
Popular throughout the year, Bukhansan, and Bukhansan National Park, which was formed in 1983 are renowned for birdwatching, hiking and rockclimbing.
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Since 2002 there has been a movement to revert the name of Bukhansan to Samgaksan.
