Deogyusan

Korean name
Hangul	덕유산
Hanja	德裕山
Revised Romanization	Deogyusan
McCune–Reischauer	Tŏgyusan

Deogyusan
Deogyusan
	Photograph of Deogyusan, taken from Hyangjeok Peak
Highest point
Elevation	1,614 m (5,295 ft)
Geography
Location	Jeollabuk-do and Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

Deogyusan, formerly spelled Togyusan, is a mountain in South Korea. Its highest peak is 1,614 meters above sea level.

Geography[]

Deogyusan stands on the border of Jeollabuk-do and Gyeongsangnam-do, covering portions of Muju and Jangsu Counties in Jeollabuk-do and Geochang and Hamyang Counties in Gyeongsangnam-do.^[1]

Deogyusan stands on the Baekdudaegan, the mountainous spine of the Korean Peninsula. It is composed of numerous ridges which rise to various local peaks; the highest (by which the mountain's elevation is measured) is Hyangjeokbong.^[2]

Attractions[]

Deogyusan is the cornerstone of Deogyusan National Park, established 1975. The attractions of the park include the and . It is also famous for the winter ski resort of Muju.

Animal and plant life[]

Approximately 250 animal species and 600 plant species are found in the Deogyusan area. An Amur Leopard was shot on Deogyusan in 1960, a few years before the species disappeared from South Korea. A total of 893 species of plants and 33 species of mammals, 122 species of wild birds, 2,206 species of insects, 9 species of amphibians, 13 species of reptiles and 23 species of freshwater fish were found. The distribution of major flora shows that broad-leaved trees and coniferous trees are distributed in the forest.^[3]

Notes[]

^ An 2003, p.111.
^ Oh, Changwhan; Lee, Byungchoon; Lee, Seunghwan; Kim, Myungdeok; Lee, Boyoung; Choi, Seunghyun (2016-10-31). "The tectonic evolution and important geoheritages in the Jinan and Muju area, Jeollabuk-do". Journal of the Geological Society of Korea. 52 (5): 709–738. doi:10.14770/jgsk.2016.52.5.709. ISSN 0435-4036.
^ "Deogyusan, Encyclopedia of Korean Culture". Naver, Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.

References[]

An Gyeong-ho (2003). 신 한국 100 명산 ('The New' 100 Korean Mountains). Seoul: 깊은솔 (Gipeunsol). ISBN 89-89917-07-7.

External links[]

Coordinates: 35°51′38″N 127°44′47″E / 35.86056°N 127.74639°E / 35.86056; 127.74639

[An_2003,_p.111-1] An 2003, p.111.

[2] Oh, Changwhan; Lee, Byungchoon; Lee, Seunghwan; Kim, Myungdeok; Lee, Boyoung; Choi, Seunghyun (2016-10-31). "The tectonic evolution and important geoheritages in the Jinan and Muju area, Jeollabuk-do". Journal of the Geological Society of Korea. 52 (5): 709–738. doi:10.14770/jgsk.2016.52.5.709. ISSN 0435-4036.

[3] "Deogyusan, Encyclopedia of Korean Culture". Naver, Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.

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