Jogyesan
Highest point
Elevation887 m (2,910 ft)
Geography
LocationSouth Jeolla Province, South Korea
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJogyesan
McCune–ReischauerChogyesan

Jogyesan, or Mount Jogye, is a mountain of South Jeolla Province in southwestern South Korea. It has an elevation of 887 meters (2,910 ft).[1] It is the main attraction of Mount Jogye Provincial Park (조계산도립공원).

It takes its name from the namesake Jogye Order which founded a key monastery, Songgwangsa (송광사/松廣寺), therein.

Beside the Songgwangsa, Jogyesan is also home to Seonamsa, an important monastery of the Taego Order (태고종/太古宗), a splinter group of the Jogye.

See also

References

  1. An Gyeong-ho (2007). 한국 300 명산 (300 Korean Mountains). Seoul: 깊은솔 (Gipeunsol). ISBN 978-89-89917-21-2.

35°00′09″N 127°18′49″E / 35.00250°N 127.31361°E / 35.00250; 127.31361

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