Mudeungsan (Gwangju)

Korea (South) / Kwangju / Gwangju
 mountain, national park
Mudeungsan National Park spreads over Gwangju, Damyang, and Hwasun, covering 75.425 km² in total area. The highest peak rises 1,187 m/3,894 ft above sea level.
The park's scenic beauty is made famous by 61 naturally formed viewpoints, including columnar Joints, which are called Seoseokdae Rockface or Ipseokdae Rock Columns, with pentagonal and hexagonal pillar-shaped surfaces and oddly-shaped rocks.
The park is also a natural habitat for 2,296 species of plants and animals, including eight endangered species, such as the Eurasian otter, Manchurian black water snake, leopard cat, and yellow-throated marten.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudeungsan
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Coordinates:   35°7'58"N   126°59'10"E
This article was last modified 8 years ago