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1. outline2. characteristic3. Korea’s first national park4. picture5. Exploration course6. national heritage7. tourism8. ecology9. peak10. facility11. Specialties12. Access13. accident
13.1. Forest fires13.2. Controversy over the installation of the Jiri Mountain cable car13.3. Controversy over illegal buildings in national parks
14. digression15. Creative works featuring or using Jiri Mountain as a background16. external link17. look around1. outline
Jiri Mountain is a mountain that spans Gyeongsangnam-do , Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province , and Jeollanam-do and Gwangju Unified Special City . It is 1,915 meters above sea level, making it the second highest mountain in the effective control area of the Republic of Korea and the highest mountain in mainland South Korea excluding its annexed islands.[6] As Korea 's first national park , it was designated as a national park on December 29, 1967 . It is also a mountain called the sacred mountain of the nation along with Baekdu Mountain, which is located in the north and is difficult to access .
The highest and main peak is Gyeongsangnam-do It is Cheonwangbong Peak, spanning Hamyang-gun and Sancheong-gun . In addition to Cheonwangbong Peak, numerous peaks such as Banyabong Peak, Nogodan Peak, Jungbong Peak, and Baraebong Peak form a huge mountain group.
Jiri Mountain is the largest mountain in Korea . Among the 24 national parks in Korea , it is the largest of the non-coastal land-based national parks, and the area designated as a national park is 2/3 of Seoul Metropolitan City and the same size as Daejeon Metropolitan City . Although it is not designated as a national park jurisdiction, its area becomes even larger if you include the mountains that are included in the Jirisan Mountain Group.
Jiri Mountain has long been considered one of the Three Gods Mountains of the Korean Peninsula , along with Geumgang Mountain and Hallasan Mountain . Also, the Oak of Silla[7] , the evil of Joseon[8] It has been revered as a famous mountain since ancient times , being designated as one of the five sacred mountains of the Korean Empire and receiving ancestral rites.
Even in modern times, it remains one of the five famous mountains of South Korea.[9] , five famous mountains on the Korean Peninsula , including North Korea[10] etc., and in 2021 , a drama titled with the name of this mountain was aired.
The highest and main peak is Gyeongsangnam-do It is Cheonwangbong Peak, spanning Hamyang-gun and Sancheong-gun . In addition to Cheonwangbong Peak, numerous peaks such as Banyabong Peak, Nogodan Peak, Jungbong Peak, and Baraebong Peak form a huge mountain group.
Jiri Mountain is the largest mountain in Korea . Among the 24 national parks in Korea , it is the largest of the non-coastal land-based national parks, and the area designated as a national park is 2/3 of Seoul Metropolitan City and the same size as Daejeon Metropolitan City . Although it is not designated as a national park jurisdiction, its area becomes even larger if you include the mountains that are included in the Jirisan Mountain Group.
Jiri Mountain has long been considered one of the Three Gods Mountains of the Korean Peninsula , along with Geumgang Mountain and Hallasan Mountain . Also, the Oak of Silla[7] , the evil of Joseon[8] It has been revered as a famous mountain since ancient times , being designated as one of the five sacred mountains of the Korean Empire and receiving ancestral rites.
Even in modern times, it remains one of the five famous mountains of South Korea.[9] , five famous mountains on the Korean Peninsula , including North Korea[10] etc., and in 2021 , a drama titled with the name of this mountain was aired.
2. characteristic
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Spring in Jirisan |
Jirisan Mountain, designated as the first national park in 1967, is a mountainous national park with the largest area of 483.022㎢, spanning 3 provinces and 5 cities and counties: Hadong, Hamyang, Sancheong in Gyeongnam, Gurye in Jeonnam, and Namwon in Jeonbuk. Jirisan Mountain, with a circumference of 320 km, has countless peaks spread out like a folding screen around Cheonwangbong Peak (1,915m), Banyabong Peak (1,732m), and Nogodan Peak (1,507m), and valleys are located between the 20 or so ridges. . Jirisan Mountain, where East and West, Yeongnam and Honam, with different cultures meet, has a charm that cannot be expressed simply by being big, deep, and wide.Jirisan National Park homepage foreword.
Jirisan Mountain, with a height of 1,915 m, is the highest mountain in South Korea. It is the second highest mountain in the effectively controlled territory after Hallasan Mountain and the highest mountain in mainland South Korea, excluding its affiliated islands. It is also the southern end of the Baekdudaegan Mountain Range and the starting point of the Naknammaekjeong River .[11] As Jiri Mountain is the largest land-based national park in Korea, its area is also vast.
As it has a large area, Jirisan is part of Gyeongsangnam- do under three metropolitan local governments in terms of administrative districts. Hamyang-gun , Sancheong-gun , Hadong-gun , Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Namwon City · Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City It spans a total of 4 counties and 1 city, including Gurye-gun . There are three national park offices, one in each of the three cities and provinces. National Park Gyeongnam Office is located in Sancheong-gun. Sicheon-myeon , southern office in Gurye-gun Masan-myeon , Jeonbuk office is in Namwon-si It is in Jucheon-myeon .
There are also four visitor information centers. Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special City Gurye-gun , Gyeongsangnam-do Sancheong-gun , Gyeongsangnam-do Hadong-gun , Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Namwon City provides guidance on exploring Jiri Mountain.
The three peaks are also located in each of the three metropolitan governments.[12] Among these, Cheonwangbong (1,915 m), the highest and first peak, spans two counties ( Sancheong-gun and Hamyang-gun ) in Gyeongsangnam-do , and Banyabong (1,732 m), the second peak, is located in Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province. In Namwon-si , the third peak, Nogodan (1,507 m), is located in Gwangju-si, Jeollanam-do. It belongs to Gurye-gun .
Jiri Mountain is home to over 1,830 species of plants and over 100 Asiatic black bears , and has numerous peaks, with Cheonwangbong as the main peak. As it has long been famous as a large mountain, there are many ancient temples with a long history. It was also the site of a fierce battle where Yi Seong-gye defeated the Japanese during the Japanese invasion at the end of the Goryeo Dynasty . After liberation , around the Korean War , there were partisan activities and the resulting historical pain. From ancient times to modern times, many cultural assets remain in Jiri Mountain.
The phrase ‘Korean spirit originates here ’ is engraved on the monument at the top of Cheonwangbong Peak .
As it has a large area, Jirisan is part of Gyeongsangnam- do under three metropolitan local governments in terms of administrative districts. Hamyang-gun , Sancheong-gun , Hadong-gun , Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Namwon City · Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City It spans a total of 4 counties and 1 city, including Gurye-gun . There are three national park offices, one in each of the three cities and provinces. National Park Gyeongnam Office is located in Sancheong-gun. Sicheon-myeon , southern office in Gurye-gun Masan-myeon , Jeonbuk office is in Namwon-si It is in Jucheon-myeon .
There are also four visitor information centers. Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special City Gurye-gun , Gyeongsangnam-do Sancheong-gun , Gyeongsangnam-do Hadong-gun , Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Namwon City provides guidance on exploring Jiri Mountain.
The three peaks are also located in each of the three metropolitan governments.[12] Among these, Cheonwangbong (1,915 m), the highest and first peak, spans two counties ( Sancheong-gun and Hamyang-gun ) in Gyeongsangnam-do , and Banyabong (1,732 m), the second peak, is located in Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province. In Namwon-si , the third peak, Nogodan (1,507 m), is located in Gwangju-si, Jeollanam-do. It belongs to Gurye-gun .
Jiri Mountain is home to over 1,830 species of plants and over 100 Asiatic black bears , and has numerous peaks, with Cheonwangbong as the main peak. As it has long been famous as a large mountain, there are many ancient temples with a long history. It was also the site of a fierce battle where Yi Seong-gye defeated the Japanese during the Japanese invasion at the end of the Goryeo Dynasty . After liberation , around the Korean War , there were partisan activities and the resulting historical pain. From ancient times to modern times, many cultural assets remain in Jiri Mountain.
The phrase ‘Korean spirit originates here ’ is engraved on the monument at the top of Cheonwangbong Peak .
3. Korea’s first national park
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Aerial photo of Jiri Mountain taken on February 21, 1968 |
Jiri Mountain is the first national park in Korea to be designated among the 24 national parks in Korea . Since the introduction of the concept of a national park in Korea was itself driven by a movement to protect Jiri Mountain, Jiri Mountain can be said to be the starting point of the Korean national park system.
Jiri Mountain was designated as a national park in the 1960s, and one may feel a sense of heterogeneity and question the social atmosphere of Korea's modern and contemporary history , the nature of the regime at the time , and the concept of nature protection and leisure use as a national park. In fact, it is said that the government was not the first to suggest listing Jiri Mountain as a national park. The main members of the promotion team were those from Jeollanam-do at the time. They were Gurye-gun residents.
At Gurye Middle School at the time, there was a mountain climbing club led by Gurye Middle School teachers called ‘Yeonhaban (煙霞班)’. They climbed Jiri Mountain, which had been restricted from entering the mountain after the Korean War, for the first time in 1955 with permission, and pioneered the current ' Hwaeomsa Temple - Nogodan ' and ' Nogodan - Cheonwangbong ' hiking trails. Then, in the early 1960s, male raiders took advantage of the dizzying crisis at the time and devastated Jiri Mountain.
The reason why the so-called illegal deforestation act called 'deforestation' was a problem is because at that time, there was a so-called 'reconstruction boom' in which urban areas devastated by the Korean War were rebuilt with modern Western-style buildings and urban planning was reorganized. Since expensive rebar had to be used in the building, there was naturally a high demand for wood for auxiliary materials such as supports. Lumber merchants not only in Seoul but also in local cities made a lot of money, and forest resources naturally dried up. Moreover, since it was still a time when wood was heated in the furnace to heat the stove, wood was in high demand for heating fuel and cooking. As a result, gangs have emerged that target forest resources on government-owned land.
It is said that the scale of these thieves cutting down the forest resources of Jirisan Mountain was so great that at the time, 250 truckloads of trucks were transported through Gurye alone. Newspaper articles at the time (1964) show that even high-ranking powers were entangled behind the gangsters, and the National Assembly dispatched a fact-finding team.
The residents of Gurye-gun frequently quarreled with the bandits, but on this large mountain, there were more places without owners than places with owners, and as mentioned above, the central authorities were also involved and the mountain was so large that the extent to which the residents could autonomously control it was limited. Furthermore, there was no legal basis for wealth derived from an ownerless mountain, so the residents of Gurye must have been heartbroken to see Jiri Mountain becoming more and more devastated day by day.[13]
At the time, the government began considering the introduction of a national park system at the level of regional development, and architect Kim Chung- up and agronomist Professor Kim Heon- gyu attended the first World National Parks Congress held in Seattle, USA in 1962 as Korean representatives. Dr. Kim Heon-gyu, who studied agriculture in Japan and the United States and served as an advisor in the agriculture and forestry sector for the US military government and the US Embassy in Korea immediately after liberation , collected data on national parks at the competition and participated as vice-director of the 'Jirisan Area Development Research Committee' established by the National Reconstruction Movement Headquarters in January 1963, the following year, to supervise the survey and plan to designate the Jirisan area as a national park.
The local investigation process of the Jirisan Area Development Investigation Committee included guidance from residents and cooperation with materials. On October 25, 1963, the National Reconstruction Movement Headquarters prepared and submitted a survey report on the development of the Jiri Mountain region, totaling approximately 700 pages. This report presented detailed survey results and development and use plans for the natural and human environment, industry, culture, ecology, and social sectors of the Jiri Mountain area, and regarding the designation of a national park, it presented a plan for introducing the system in about 40 pages.
Although there were no laws related to national parks in Korea at the time, the younger class, comprised of teachers from the intellectual class, was said to have been aware of the concept of national parks overseas.
They formed a national park designation promotion committee and raised funds to be used for the campaign. At the time, the population of Gurye-gun was about 80,000, and all of them signed up as members. The number of households was 12,000, and 10,000 households, excluding 2,000 households in extreme poverty, raised 100,000 won by paying 10 won each in 1963 and 200,000 won by paying 20 won each in 1966.[14] It is said that at that time, 100,000 won was enough to buy a decent house not only in Gurye but also in Yeosu and Jinju. In March 1964, the 'Gurye Younger Club' mountaineering club held a county meeting and formed the 'Jirisan National Park Promotion Committee' to promote the national park.
Based on this fund, the Promotion Committee and the residents of Gurye-gun continued to travel to Seoul and repeatedly submitted resident petitions urging the designation of Jiri Mountain as a national park for resource protection and regional development, but at the time, there was no agency in charge of the administration of national park designation. After several years of effort, the government and the National Assembly also showed interest, and in 1965, the Ministry of Construction enacted the 'Park Act'.[15] The basics were started, and this law was passed by the National Assembly on February 6, 1967, and promulgated as Law No. 1909 on March 3 of that year, establishing the framework of the Korean national park system. Afterwards, it passed the 1st National Park Committee on November 24 and the National Territory Comprehensive Plan Deliberation on December 27, and Jirisan National Park was designated as Korea's first national park on December 29, 1967.
To commemorate the efforts of Gurye-gun residents and the younger class, 'Yeonha' was chosen as the name of an unknown peak and shelter on Jiri Mountain. That is Yeonhabong (1,721m) and Yeonhacheon Shelter, famous as Yeonhaseongyeong, the peak of the main ridge and one of the 10 scenic views of geography.
Jiri Mountain was designated as a national park in the 1960s, and one may feel a sense of heterogeneity and question the social atmosphere of Korea's modern and contemporary history , the nature of the regime at the time , and the concept of nature protection and leisure use as a national park. In fact, it is said that the government was not the first to suggest listing Jiri Mountain as a national park. The main members of the promotion team were those from Jeollanam-do at the time. They were Gurye-gun residents.
At Gurye Middle School at the time, there was a mountain climbing club led by Gurye Middle School teachers called ‘Yeonhaban (煙霞班)’. They climbed Jiri Mountain, which had been restricted from entering the mountain after the Korean War, for the first time in 1955 with permission, and pioneered the current ' Hwaeomsa Temple - Nogodan ' and ' Nogodan - Cheonwangbong ' hiking trails. Then, in the early 1960s, male raiders took advantage of the dizzying crisis at the time and devastated Jiri Mountain.
The reason why the so-called illegal deforestation act called 'deforestation' was a problem is because at that time, there was a so-called 'reconstruction boom' in which urban areas devastated by the Korean War were rebuilt with modern Western-style buildings and urban planning was reorganized. Since expensive rebar had to be used in the building, there was naturally a high demand for wood for auxiliary materials such as supports. Lumber merchants not only in Seoul but also in local cities made a lot of money, and forest resources naturally dried up. Moreover, since it was still a time when wood was heated in the furnace to heat the stove, wood was in high demand for heating fuel and cooking. As a result, gangs have emerged that target forest resources on government-owned land.
It is said that the scale of these thieves cutting down the forest resources of Jirisan Mountain was so great that at the time, 250 truckloads of trucks were transported through Gurye alone. Newspaper articles at the time (1964) show that even high-ranking powers were entangled behind the gangsters, and the National Assembly dispatched a fact-finding team.
The residents of Gurye-gun frequently quarreled with the bandits, but on this large mountain, there were more places without owners than places with owners, and as mentioned above, the central authorities were also involved and the mountain was so large that the extent to which the residents could autonomously control it was limited. Furthermore, there was no legal basis for wealth derived from an ownerless mountain, so the residents of Gurye must have been heartbroken to see Jiri Mountain becoming more and more devastated day by day.[13]
At the time, the government began considering the introduction of a national park system at the level of regional development, and architect Kim Chung- up and agronomist Professor Kim Heon- gyu attended the first World National Parks Congress held in Seattle, USA in 1962 as Korean representatives. Dr. Kim Heon-gyu, who studied agriculture in Japan and the United States and served as an advisor in the agriculture and forestry sector for the US military government and the US Embassy in Korea immediately after liberation , collected data on national parks at the competition and participated as vice-director of the 'Jirisan Area Development Research Committee' established by the National Reconstruction Movement Headquarters in January 1963, the following year, to supervise the survey and plan to designate the Jirisan area as a national park.
The local investigation process of the Jirisan Area Development Investigation Committee included guidance from residents and cooperation with materials. On October 25, 1963, the National Reconstruction Movement Headquarters prepared and submitted a survey report on the development of the Jiri Mountain region, totaling approximately 700 pages. This report presented detailed survey results and development and use plans for the natural and human environment, industry, culture, ecology, and social sectors of the Jiri Mountain area, and regarding the designation of a national park, it presented a plan for introducing the system in about 40 pages.
Although there were no laws related to national parks in Korea at the time, the younger class, comprised of teachers from the intellectual class, was said to have been aware of the concept of national parks overseas.
They formed a national park designation promotion committee and raised funds to be used for the campaign. At the time, the population of Gurye-gun was about 80,000, and all of them signed up as members. The number of households was 12,000, and 10,000 households, excluding 2,000 households in extreme poverty, raised 100,000 won by paying 10 won each in 1963 and 200,000 won by paying 20 won each in 1966.[14] It is said that at that time, 100,000 won was enough to buy a decent house not only in Gurye but also in Yeosu and Jinju. In March 1964, the 'Gurye Younger Club' mountaineering club held a county meeting and formed the 'Jirisan National Park Promotion Committee' to promote the national park.
Based on this fund, the Promotion Committee and the residents of Gurye-gun continued to travel to Seoul and repeatedly submitted resident petitions urging the designation of Jiri Mountain as a national park for resource protection and regional development, but at the time, there was no agency in charge of the administration of national park designation. After several years of effort, the government and the National Assembly also showed interest, and in 1965, the Ministry of Construction enacted the 'Park Act'.[15] The basics were started, and this law was passed by the National Assembly on February 6, 1967, and promulgated as Law No. 1909 on March 3 of that year, establishing the framework of the Korean national park system. Afterwards, it passed the 1st National Park Committee on November 24 and the National Territory Comprehensive Plan Deliberation on December 27, and Jirisan National Park was designated as Korea's first national park on December 29, 1967.
To commemorate the efforts of Gurye-gun residents and the younger class, 'Yeonha' was chosen as the name of an unknown peak and shelter on Jiri Mountain. That is Yeonhabong (1,721m) and Yeonhacheon Shelter, famous as Yeonhaseongyeong, the peak of the main ridge and one of the 10 scenic views of geography.
4. picture
Jiri Mountain is one of the 100 scenic spots in the national park , including Baemsagol Valley, Nogodan sea of clouds, Baraebong azaleas, Jirisan sunrise, Chilseon Valley, sea of clouds seen from Jeseokbong Peak, Cheonwangbong Peak seen from Nogodan, Piagol Valley, Daraengin rice fields, Ssanggyesa Temple cherry blossom road, Jiri Mountain and Sansuyu Village, Hwaeomsa Temple Gakhwangjeon, landscape with bears, Hwaeomsa Valley, Seomjingang River, and Chotdaebong Peak. 16 scenic views, including Seseokpyeongjeon and Nogodan, were selected.
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Source of sunrise at Cheonwangbong Peak in Jirisan |
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Baraebong's Spring Source |
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Jiri Mountain Nogodan source |
Jirisan National Park Photo Exhibition #
5. Exploration course
more detailsJiri Mountain/Course documentcastPlease note.
Jirisan National Park trail grade map
Because it is so vast, it has a variety of exploration courses.
6. national heritage
more detailsJiri Mountain/National Heritage documentcastPlease note.7. tourism
more detailsJiri Mountain/Tourism documentcastPlease note.Jiri Mountain, called the sacred mountain of the nation, is also a tourist destination where numerous tourists visit for various purposes every year. The number of visitors to Jiri Mountain in 2024 was 3,763,467, over 3 million . This is the 3rd largest number of visitors among national parks nationwide.[16] , it ranks first among mountain-type national parks outside the metropolitan area.
According to data from 2025, the number of visitors to national parks nationwide was 43.31 million, an increase of 6.5% from the previous year.[17] Following Bukhansan National Park , which was visited by 7.53 million people, accounting for 17.4% of the total visitors, Gyeongju National Park (4.21 million people), Hallyeohaesang National Park (3.79 million people), Jirisan National Park (3.23 million people), and Palgongsan National Park , which was included in the first count, were visited by 3 million people.[18]
Jirisan National Park has three scenic spots in Korea , which are introduced in this document.
According to data from 2025, the number of visitors to national parks nationwide was 43.31 million, an increase of 6.5% from the previous year.[17] Following Bukhansan National Park , which was visited by 7.53 million people, accounting for 17.4% of the total visitors, Gyeongju National Park (4.21 million people), Hallyeohaesang National Park (3.79 million people), Jirisan National Park (3.23 million people), and Palgongsan National Park , which was included in the first count, were visited by 3 million people.[18]
Jirisan National Park has three scenic spots in Korea , which are introduced in this document.
- Area of Scenic Spot No. 64, Jirisan Hwaeomsa Temple ( Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special City) Gurye-gun )
8. ecology
more detailsJiri Mountain/Ecology documentcastPlease note.Jiri Mountain is a paradise for wild animals and plants because it has an environment suitable for wild life, dense forests, and sufficient food. In addition, the subalpine zone above 1,500m above sea level, which has a lower average temperature than the plains, is widely distributed, providing a good environment for cold climate plants to inhabit.
In addition, countless valleys flow into the Seomjingang River and Namgang River , and thanks to the diverse and dense vegetation, numerous species of animals live together in an excellent environment.
The flagship species of Jiri Mountain National Park are the Asiatic black bear and Heary .
In addition, countless valleys flow into the Seomjingang River and Namgang River , and thanks to the diverse and dense vegetation, numerous species of animals live together in an excellent environment.
The flagship species of Jiri Mountain National Park are the Asiatic black bear and Heary .
9. peak
more detailsJiri Mountain/Peak documentcastPlease note.Jiri Mountain has many peaks as the mountain area is vast.
The peaks document introduces peaks higher than 1,000m.
10. facility
more detailsJiri Mountain/Facility documentcastPlease note.Jiri Mountain is the first national park and because it is large, it is equipped with various facilities.
There are many types of facilities, including shelters, ecological trails, natural recreation forests , and campsites.
Depending on the facility, some charge a usage fee and some do not, but as it is a national and public facility, the prices are generally low.
There are many types of facilities, including shelters, ecological trails, natural recreation forests , and campsites.
Depending on the facility, some charge a usage fee and some do not, but as it is a national and public facility, the prices are generally low.
11. Specialties
more detailsJiri Mountain/Special Products documentcastPlease note.12. Access
Jiri Mountain is accessible by car and bus.[19] , KTX[20] It is accessible by public transportation. In the past, accessibility was poor among national parks in Korea, but with the opening of the Tongyeong-Daejeon Expressway , Gwangju-Daegu Expressway , and Suncheon-Wanju Expressway , and the opening of intercity bus terminals at major hiking trail bases, accessibility has improved considerably.
more detailsIntercity Bus Dongseoul-Mt. Jirisan documentcastPlease note.13. accident
- Jirisan earthquake in 1928 -The earthquake occurred on January 12, 1928, and the scale was 4.0 to 4.3.
- Jirisan Ssanggyesa earthquake in 1936 -The earthquake occurred near the Ssanggyesa Temple of Hadong -gun on July 4, 1936 , and the size was 5.0 to 6.0, causing casualties.
- Jirisan Earthquake in 1938 -It was an earthquake of 4.7 ~ 4.8, which occurred on August 22, 1938. It is estimated to be the aftermath of an earthquake that has occurred in succession since 1928, and since then, no outstanding earthquakes have occurred in Jirisan area.
- Jiri Mountain Squirrel Incident - A bandit who committed more than 19 robberies, sexual assaults, and arson between 1992 and 2000 was arrested. The criminal in the case committed habitual crimes while living in a hut in Hadong-gun and Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do.
- Jirisan Heavy Rain disaster -103 people died of 103 people, including those who camped near the valley due to the tremendous heavy rains that suddenly fell in Jirisan on the night of July 31, 1998 . It was also introduced in the story of the tail of the tail , and since the incident, an atmosphere was formed to prohibit camping around the valley.
- Jirisan helicopter crashed -May 1, 2020, at 12:10, a firefighting helicopter, which had seven people in Sancheong -gun near Jirisan Cheonwangbong, crashed. The hikers, who had fallen into the cardiac arrest and waited for the rescue due to this crash, died of a golden time. Five rescuers survived without being injured.
- On July 19, 2025 , more than 600mm of heavy rain poured into Jirisan . In particular, the damage was severe, including casualties and many landslides in Sancheong -gun . Immediately after heavy rain, Jirisan was fully controlled for a while. On the same day, a national park employee who worked in the direction of Hadong -gun for work at the Yeonhacheon Shelter was missing for more than a week.[21]
- Death case of a man in his 60s in Jiri Mountain - June 6, 2026, Mr. A, who lives in Gimhae, left home at around 7 am on the 6th, saying, "I will go to Jiri Mountain," and did not return home. When Mr. A did not return, his wife reported him missing to the police the next day, on the 7th. Police and fire authorities found Mr. A, who died on June 8, while searching the area around Jiri Mountain. The police believe that Mr. A lost his footing while hiking, fell into a valley, and drowned, and are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.
13.1. Forest fires
In March 2023, forest fires occurred in Hadong -gun, Gyeongsangnam -do. Fortunately, Danbi fell and succeeded in evolution, and fortunately, Jirisan area did not suffer much damage. For more information, see the Hadong Jirisan Forest Fire Document in 2023 .
Sancheong-Hadong Forest Fire, which occurred on March 21, 2025, spread to Jirisan. On March 25, forest fires spread to 500m in the national park area, and on March 26, in the morning, the flames approached 200m in front of the national park area. At noon on the 26th, forest fires eventually spread to 200m inside the national park border beyond the Gugoksan Ridge, Jirisan National Park, and the ship was formed to 300m. # # #
On March 28, the area of forest fires in the national park increased to 80 km, and the flames were North Korea from Jungsan -ri to Cheonwangbong, and the North winds were approached 4.5km before the north wind.
On March 29, while the forest fires were suppressed, Jirisan had a hard time evolving due to a steep slope and a maximum of 1m of fallen leaves. Finally, 260 km was burned only in Jirisan National Park. # In addition, the combustion distance with the forest fire is 4.8km. #
For reference, the map of Jirisan Mountain's control section during the forest fire prevention period is as follows.[22]
The head of the Korea Forest Service announced on January 19 that starting in 2026, Forest Service helicopters and ground firefighting units will be deployed immediately regardless of national or private forests.
Thanks to this, in the event of an accident or fire, there is no need to worry about which authority has jurisdiction over the location of the incident. In particular, the '30-minute golden time' system for helicopters has been strengthened from January 20th, and rescue and firefighting in emergency situations while hiking are expected to be much faster than before.
In February 2026, a forest fire broke out in a hill in Changwon-ri, Macheon-myeon, Hamyang-gun, adjacent to Jiri Mountain. Fortunately, it did not spread to the Jiri Mountain area.
Sancheong-Hadong Forest Fire, which occurred on March 21, 2025, spread to Jirisan. On March 25, forest fires spread to 500m in the national park area, and on March 26, in the morning, the flames approached 200m in front of the national park area. At noon on the 26th, forest fires eventually spread to 200m inside the national park border beyond the Gugoksan Ridge, Jirisan National Park, and the ship was formed to 300m. # # #
On March 28, the area of forest fires in the national park increased to 80 km, and the flames were North Korea from Jungsan -ri to Cheonwangbong, and the North winds were approached 4.5km before the north wind.
On March 29, while the forest fires were suppressed, Jirisan had a hard time evolving due to a steep slope and a maximum of 1m of fallen leaves. Finally, 260 km was burned only in Jirisan National Park. # In addition, the combustion distance with the forest fire is 4.8km. #
For reference, the map of Jirisan Mountain's control section during the forest fire prevention period is as follows.[22]
The head of the Korea Forest Service announced on January 19 that starting in 2026, Forest Service helicopters and ground firefighting units will be deployed immediately regardless of national or private forests.
Thanks to this, in the event of an accident or fire, there is no need to worry about which authority has jurisdiction over the location of the incident. In particular, the '30-minute golden time' system for helicopters has been strengthened from January 20th, and rescue and firefighting in emergency situations while hiking are expected to be much faster than before.
In February 2026, a forest fire broke out in a hill in Changwon-ri, Macheon-myeon, Hamyang-gun, adjacent to Jiri Mountain. Fortunately, it did not spread to the Jiri Mountain area.
13.2. Controversy over the installation of the Jiri Mountain cable car
Unlike other national parks like Seoraksan or Deogyusan , there is no cable car in Jirisan.
Sancheong-gun met the legal requirements for installing a cable car in Jirisan Mountain as the Enforcement Decree of the Natural Parks Act was revised in 2010 during the Lee Myung-bak administration , and subsequently completed a draft environmental impact assessment in consultation with the Nakdong River Basin Management Office.
In addition, when the Jiri Mountain National Park park plan change application was submitted to the Ministry of Environment, there were demands for the installation of a cable car, and arguments for and against this continued.
However, it has been met with strong opposition and the wall of reality every time, and has not been able to lead to concrete progress until now.
In 2012, the Ministry of Environment rejected the cable car proposed by Gurye, Namwon, Sancheong, and Hamyang, adhering to the principle of allowing installation only when the four local governments agree on a single route. In 2016 and 2017, it rejected the cable car promoted by Gyeongnam Province, and again rejected the application submitted by Gurye-gun in 2022.
In the summer of 2024, the cable car controversy began again as local governments in the Jiri Mountain area , including Gurye-gun , Sancheong-gun , and Hamyang-gun, applied to the Ministry of Environment to install a Jiri Mountain cable car under the pretext of revitalizing the local economy.
The reason why the sluggish Jiri Mountain cable car plan has been rekindled is because of the Seorak Mountain ‘Osaek Cable Car’. Local governments in the Jiri Mountain area believe that as the Ministry of Environment approved the five-color cable car in Seoraksan National Park in February 2024, the possibility of approval for Jiri Mountain, which is also a national park, has increased.
The representative argument of the local government of Gurye-gun is to remove the mountain road leading to Seongsamjae Pass to prevent vehicles from passing through and instead install a cable car to Seongsamjae , arguing that it will be much more helpful in preserving the environment. However, since the road in question is a road leading towards Hamyang-gun and Namwon-si , there is also criticism that Gurye-gun is making this claim to attract more tourists.
Bird’s eye view of the upper station of Jirisan Cable Car ⓒGurye-gun
In May 2025, groups and residents demanding the installation of a cable car held a press conference at the parking lot of Seongsamjae in Jiri Mountain National Park and strongly urged the Ministry of Environment to change its national park cable car policy.
At the press conference on this day, the Gurye-gun Small Business Association, the Gurye-gun branch of the Korean Senior Citizens' Association, the Regional Development Committee, the Gurye-gun branch of the Global Environment Preservation and Welfare Association, and Gurye-gun residents attended the press conference and issued a joint statement, thereby beginning to make the controversy public in earnest.
Referring to the situation of Gurye-gun, which is currently at risk of extinction due to population decline and aging, the Promotion Committee reiterated its position that the installation of a cable car can be a multifaceted regional recovery strategy, including attracting tourists, creating jobs, and securing convenience for the transportation vulnerable.
Meanwhile, Gurye County Mayor Kim Soon-ho also supported the committee's argument. County Governor Kim said, “I hope that the public will calmly judge what environmental benefits the national park will gain if the road passing through Jiri Mountain and the Seongsamjae parking lot are ecologically restored and replaced with a cable car.”
Therefore, currently, Sancheong-gun and Hamyang-gun are working on a plan to install a single cable car line in Jiri Mountain through the mediation of Gyeongsangnam-do , and Gurye-gun is working on a plan to install a cable car from Sandong-myeon Hot Springs Tourist Complex to Seongsamjae parking lot (3.65km).
Meanwhile, in August 2025, environmental groups held a joint meeting again and demanded the withdrawal of the Jirisan cable car construction plan in Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do and Sancheong-gun , Gyeongnam.
The joint meeting pointed out, "National parks must be preserved in their original form, but it is deplorable that they are trying to damage the park's nature conservation area, which accounts for only 1%," and added, "There was no damage in Jiri Mountain National Park, where the forests were not damaged, even by this heavy rain. Indiscriminate forest road construction, logging, and indiscriminate development, such as the cable car project, are increasing disasters."
He then criticized, “All but two of the cable cars in the country are in deficit,” and “This is a project to lie to the public to funnel the public budget into the pockets of politicians and construction contractors.”
The joint meeting said, “If you have any sense and conscience, you should not tolerate a single excavator going up to dig up Jiri Mountain,” and “The cable car promotion should be stopped.”
In addition, as the Ministry of Environment hints at easing cable car regulations, attention is being paid to whether the Gurye Jiri Mountain cable car project will speed up.
Gurye-gun plans to propose the participation of local governments to the Ministry of Environment's expert committee to reflect the region's position, and the Ministry of Environment plans to prepare a final draft of the cable car policy by the end of 2025. It is expected that the new government's position will determine whether or not to proceed with the Jirisan cable car installation project.
However, unlike Mt. Seorak in Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province or Mt. Deogyu in Jeonbuk , it is difficult to install a cable car at Jiri Mountain due to geographical and geopolitical factors.
The biggest reason is that Jiri Mountain is a mountain that spans three regions: Gyeongsangnam-do , Jeollanam-do and Gwangju Unified Special City , and Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province . Since the entire area of Mt. Seorak is under the jurisdiction of Gangwon-do, there is less competition between regions than Mt. Jiri. However, when a specific point was designated as a cable car installation area, opposition from other local governments was so strong that the project was canceled every time. In fact, even in this controversy, positions are divided, with South Gyeongsang Province insisting on installing a cable car in the direction of Cheonwangbong Peak , and Gwangju Unified City in Jeonnam insisting on installing a cable car in the direction of Nogodan . In addition, there are many residents who oppose the installation of the cable car itself, so there has never been a consensus on this issue in Jiri Mountain.
In addition, Jirisan Mountain has hard ground and the distance to the main ridge is long, making installation technically difficult. These complex administrative and topographical factors are making the topic of the Jiri Mountain cable car more difficult.
Currently, cable cars are installed in mountainous national parks such as Seoraksan Mountain , Naejangsan Mountain , Palgongsan Mountain , Deogyusan Mountain , and Geumjeongsan Mountain . Among these, Naejangsan Mountain , Deogyusan Mountain , and Seoraksan Mountain cable cars have been installed since they were designated as national parks .
Also, in Hallyeohaesang National Park, the Tongyeong Cable Car is installed on Mireuksan Mountain .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOnFTX_-Vzk
Sancheong-gun met the legal requirements for installing a cable car in Jirisan Mountain as the Enforcement Decree of the Natural Parks Act was revised in 2010 during the Lee Myung-bak administration , and subsequently completed a draft environmental impact assessment in consultation with the Nakdong River Basin Management Office.
In addition, when the Jiri Mountain National Park park plan change application was submitted to the Ministry of Environment, there were demands for the installation of a cable car, and arguments for and against this continued.
However, it has been met with strong opposition and the wall of reality every time, and has not been able to lead to concrete progress until now.
In 2012, the Ministry of Environment rejected the cable car proposed by Gurye, Namwon, Sancheong, and Hamyang, adhering to the principle of allowing installation only when the four local governments agree on a single route. In 2016 and 2017, it rejected the cable car promoted by Gyeongnam Province, and again rejected the application submitted by Gurye-gun in 2022.
In the summer of 2024, the cable car controversy began again as local governments in the Jiri Mountain area , including Gurye-gun , Sancheong-gun , and Hamyang-gun, applied to the Ministry of Environment to install a Jiri Mountain cable car under the pretext of revitalizing the local economy.
The reason why the sluggish Jiri Mountain cable car plan has been rekindled is because of the Seorak Mountain ‘Osaek Cable Car’. Local governments in the Jiri Mountain area believe that as the Ministry of Environment approved the five-color cable car in Seoraksan National Park in February 2024, the possibility of approval for Jiri Mountain, which is also a national park, has increased.
The representative argument of the local government of Gurye-gun is to remove the mountain road leading to Seongsamjae Pass to prevent vehicles from passing through and instead install a cable car to Seongsamjae , arguing that it will be much more helpful in preserving the environment. However, since the road in question is a road leading towards Hamyang-gun and Namwon-si , there is also criticism that Gurye-gun is making this claim to attract more tourists.
Bird’s eye view of the upper station of Jirisan Cable Car ⓒGurye-gun
In May 2025, groups and residents demanding the installation of a cable car held a press conference at the parking lot of Seongsamjae in Jiri Mountain National Park and strongly urged the Ministry of Environment to change its national park cable car policy.
At the press conference on this day, the Gurye-gun Small Business Association, the Gurye-gun branch of the Korean Senior Citizens' Association, the Regional Development Committee, the Gurye-gun branch of the Global Environment Preservation and Welfare Association, and Gurye-gun residents attended the press conference and issued a joint statement, thereby beginning to make the controversy public in earnest.
Referring to the situation of Gurye-gun, which is currently at risk of extinction due to population decline and aging, the Promotion Committee reiterated its position that the installation of a cable car can be a multifaceted regional recovery strategy, including attracting tourists, creating jobs, and securing convenience for the transportation vulnerable.
Meanwhile, Gurye County Mayor Kim Soon-ho also supported the committee's argument. County Governor Kim said, “I hope that the public will calmly judge what environmental benefits the national park will gain if the road passing through Jiri Mountain and the Seongsamjae parking lot are ecologically restored and replaced with a cable car.”
Therefore, currently, Sancheong-gun and Hamyang-gun are working on a plan to install a single cable car line in Jiri Mountain through the mediation of Gyeongsangnam-do , and Gurye-gun is working on a plan to install a cable car from Sandong-myeon Hot Springs Tourist Complex to Seongsamjae parking lot (3.65km).
Meanwhile, in August 2025, environmental groups held a joint meeting again and demanded the withdrawal of the Jirisan cable car construction plan in Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do and Sancheong-gun , Gyeongnam.
The joint meeting pointed out, "National parks must be preserved in their original form, but it is deplorable that they are trying to damage the park's nature conservation area, which accounts for only 1%," and added, "There was no damage in Jiri Mountain National Park, where the forests were not damaged, even by this heavy rain. Indiscriminate forest road construction, logging, and indiscriminate development, such as the cable car project, are increasing disasters."
He then criticized, “All but two of the cable cars in the country are in deficit,” and “This is a project to lie to the public to funnel the public budget into the pockets of politicians and construction contractors.”
The joint meeting said, “If you have any sense and conscience, you should not tolerate a single excavator going up to dig up Jiri Mountain,” and “The cable car promotion should be stopped.”
In addition, as the Ministry of Environment hints at easing cable car regulations, attention is being paid to whether the Gurye Jiri Mountain cable car project will speed up.
Gurye-gun plans to propose the participation of local governments to the Ministry of Environment's expert committee to reflect the region's position, and the Ministry of Environment plans to prepare a final draft of the cable car policy by the end of 2025. It is expected that the new government's position will determine whether or not to proceed with the Jirisan cable car installation project.
However, unlike Mt. Seorak in Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province or Mt. Deogyu in Jeonbuk , it is difficult to install a cable car at Jiri Mountain due to geographical and geopolitical factors.
The biggest reason is that Jiri Mountain is a mountain that spans three regions: Gyeongsangnam-do , Jeollanam-do and Gwangju Unified Special City , and Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province . Since the entire area of Mt. Seorak is under the jurisdiction of Gangwon-do, there is less competition between regions than Mt. Jiri. However, when a specific point was designated as a cable car installation area, opposition from other local governments was so strong that the project was canceled every time. In fact, even in this controversy, positions are divided, with South Gyeongsang Province insisting on installing a cable car in the direction of Cheonwangbong Peak , and Gwangju Unified City in Jeonnam insisting on installing a cable car in the direction of Nogodan . In addition, there are many residents who oppose the installation of the cable car itself, so there has never been a consensus on this issue in Jiri Mountain.
In addition, Jirisan Mountain has hard ground and the distance to the main ridge is long, making installation technically difficult. These complex administrative and topographical factors are making the topic of the Jiri Mountain cable car more difficult.
Currently, cable cars are installed in mountainous national parks such as Seoraksan Mountain , Naejangsan Mountain , Palgongsan Mountain , Deogyusan Mountain , and Geumjeongsan Mountain . Among these, Naejangsan Mountain , Deogyusan Mountain , and Seoraksan Mountain cable cars have been installed since they were designated as national parks .
Also, in Hallyeohaesang National Park, the Tongyeong Cable Car is installed on Mireuksan Mountain .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOnFTX_-Vzk
13.3. Controversy over illegal buildings in national parks
On December 17, 2025, in a government business report, President Lee Jae-myung strongly ordered three illegally occupied facilities in the national park to be demolished before next summer, and there are facilities in Jiri Mountain that are receiving a lot of attention. Work reporting site
First, there are 12 wooden buildings built by foreign missionaries around 1962 at an altitude of 1,200m above sea level at the "Foreign Missionary Site (Villa)" near Wangsirubong.
The Christian community is pushing for designation as a registered cultural property as a modern cultural heritage , but the Buddhist community and environmental groups are demanding its demolition, claiming that it is an illegal building that has been occupied without permission and is destroying the ecosystem.
In particular, this area is a habitat frequently visited by black bears.
Although the National Park Service has requested its demolition since 2007, it is still a representative site that remains in existence.
It has been controversial for a long time. article
Another place is the traces of the "missionary site" in Nogodan, Jiri Mountain, which is the site of a recreational facility for missionaries that was built in the 1920s.
Most of the buildings have been destroyed, but traces remain, and like Wangsirubong, there has been a long-standing debate between preservation and demolition (restoration). However, since it is located in a nature conservation area within a national park , in principle, there should not be any facilities there.
Lastly, there are illegal temple buildings (Sansingak, etc.) within national parks such as Jirisan National Park.
Some temples in Jiri Mountain National Park have facilities such as Sansingak and Yosachae that have been expanded or newly built without permission. Even if the park requests demolition, administrative execution is often difficult due to opposition from the temple or conflict with the cause of 'preserving traditional culture'.
The news also reported the controversy over the neglect of illegal structures at certain temples. article
Even if they are not facilities for business, the legal basis for demolition of unauthorized buildings within the national park area is Article 23 and Article 31 of the Natural Park Act .
First, there are 12 wooden buildings built by foreign missionaries around 1962 at an altitude of 1,200m above sea level at the "Foreign Missionary Site (Villa)" near Wangsirubong.
The Christian community is pushing for designation as a registered cultural property as a modern cultural heritage , but the Buddhist community and environmental groups are demanding its demolition, claiming that it is an illegal building that has been occupied without permission and is destroying the ecosystem.
In particular, this area is a habitat frequently visited by black bears.
Although the National Park Service has requested its demolition since 2007, it is still a representative site that remains in existence.
It has been controversial for a long time. article
Another place is the traces of the "missionary site" in Nogodan, Jiri Mountain, which is the site of a recreational facility for missionaries that was built in the 1920s.
Most of the buildings have been destroyed, but traces remain, and like Wangsirubong, there has been a long-standing debate between preservation and demolition (restoration). However, since it is located in a nature conservation area within a national park , in principle, there should not be any facilities there.
Lastly, there are illegal temple buildings (Sansingak, etc.) within national parks such as Jirisan National Park.
Some temples in Jiri Mountain National Park have facilities such as Sansingak and Yosachae that have been expanded or newly built without permission. Even if the park requests demolition, administrative execution is often difficult due to opposition from the temple or conflict with the cause of 'preserving traditional culture'.
The news also reported the controversy over the neglect of illegal structures at certain temples. article
Even if they are not facilities for business, the legal basis for demolition of unauthorized buildings within the national park area is Article 23 and Article 31 of the Natural Park Act .
14. digression
this paragraph through discussionExplain the etymology of Jiri Mountain as explained by the National Park Service and describe the pure Korean place name of Jiri Mountain and its alternate names such as Duryu Mountain and Bangjang Mountain. has been agreed upon. If the agreed upon part is modified without discussion, it may be considered as abuse of editing rights and may be subject to sanctions.
- The name Jiri Mountain is a pure Korean name derived from the dialect word for “boring . ”[23]
There are records of Silla and the Korean Empire designating five famous sacred mountains within the country as the Five Mountains and holding ancestral rites there.[24] , Joseon designated evil. Jiri Mountain is the only mountain that Silla, Joseon, and the Korean Empire commonly included in Oak. In other words, the East, West, North, and Middle Music are all different in each era. The fact that Jiri Mountain was considered religiously important was also true in the private sector, and religious facilities such as shrines and temples have been concentrated on Jiri Mountain since ancient times . During the Joseon Dynasty, Confucian scholars built a Confucian academy on Jiri Mountain to keep these religious facilities in check.
According to legend, Jirisan Mountain is “the mountain of wise strangers.” However, when we see that in old literature, words such as Jihyeongsan (智異山), Ji理山 (智理山), Ji異山 (地異山), Ji異山 (地異山), and Ji異山 (地異山), and Ji異山 (地異山), and Ji理山 (地異山), and Ji異山 (地異山) and 地理山 (地異山), and Jirisan (地異山) are recorded in old literature with the same sound but different Chinese characters, Jiri Mountain is a place name derived from pure Korean. According to the Korean Society of Geographical Names, the origin is 'jirihada', a dialect of 'boring', and the Academy of Korean Studies believes that the ancient Korean placename Dal (達) was changed to Ji-ri or Duryu (頭流). In the New Jeung Dongguk Yeoji Seungnam , it is said that the pulse of the Baekdudaegan Mountain Range has stopped, so it is called Duryu (頭流). Due to the influence of Taoism , it is also called Bangjangsan Mountain.
- The height of Jiri Mountain is used interchangeably as 1,915m and 1,916.77m. According to the results of a survey conducted by the Korea Land and Infrastructure and Hamyang-gun Office in 2007 , the height of Cheonwangbong, the highest peak, was measured using a GPS measuring device, and the height of Cheonwangbong was confirmed to be 1,916.77m, which is 1.77m higher than the existing 1,915m. Article The GPS survey method is used for surveys that require higher precision than past survey methods, such as determining survey reference points, and the government also believes that the GPS survey method is more reliable than past survey methods. However, the official altitude is still 1,915m.
- As a result of accurately measuring the heights and administrative districts of Cheonwangbong, Jungbong, and Habong using GPS surveying, a modern technology, in 2007, it is said that Cheonwangbong (1,916.77m) is located on the border of Hamyang-gun and Sancheong-gun, while Jungbong (1,875m) and Habong (1,746m) are located in the direction of Hamyang-gun. article
- Since it is considered a sacred mountain of the nation, there are many people who come to practice with shamans and to practice Taoism. Therefore, when you go to a village or temple near the foot of Jiri Mountain, you can sometimes see a Taoist grandfather or uncle with a beard, wearing a simple or modified Hanbok, and wearing a hat or unique necklace. In the past, Gyeryong Mountain was a hot place for shamans, but with the Japanese redevelopment in the 1970s, Jiri Mountain is said to have become more popular as a place for prayer.
However, after Jiri Mountain was designated as a national park, national park staff stopped these shamans. This is because shamans often bring food up the mountain and after performing a ritual, they throw away trash on the mountain and come back down, and since they perform the ritual with candles lit, there is a risk of forest fires, which is very dangerous. It can be dangerous to go deep into the mountains. If you stubbornly insist on going up and performing a ritual, you will be fined up to 500,000 won under the Natural Parks Act, so you should not engage in shamanic activities on Mt. Jiri.
- Occasionally, there are prayers who take care of the national park employees and take the bath in the valley.
- As the metaphor of Master Seosan says, “ Mt. Geumgang is excellent, but not majestic, and Mt. Jiri is majestic, but not outstanding,” Mt. Jiri lacks sharpness and prominence, but stands out for its majesty and solid aura.
The 100-ri ridge connecting Cheonwangbong Peak to Nogodan is so tall and large that there are 10 peaks over 1,500 meters high and about 20 peaks over 1,000 meters high.
The main tomb alone, which is over 1,000 meters long, is 110 li long. It ranges from Deokdusan Mountain (1,151.5m), west of Silsangsa Temple, to Ssukbatjae (1,315.4m), north of Cheonwangbong Peak (based on the island distance, and the actual measurement result from Nogodan-Cheonwangbong tape measure is 34.2km).
- Jirisan Mountain Trail , a trekking course that was introduced through the entertainment program 2 Days & 1 Night, is also famous. There are 22 courses that start from Jucheon-myeon, Namwon-si, Jeollabuk-do and go around the Jiri Mountain area via Hamyang, Sancheong, Hadong, and Gurye .
- It is also famous among bicycle enthusiasts as a hellish hill climb course. Usually, the Seongsamjae-Jeongnyeongchi-Odojae course is representative, but in 2016, Namwon City held the Jiri Mountain Gran Fondo, which included all of these courses , and established the feat of becoming the most difficult Gran Fondo, beating the Muju Gran Fondo, which was previously famous as the most difficult among Gran Fondos.[25]
A lot of people who dreamed of conquering the hardcore -rating uphill challenged, but the number of people from Seongsamjae continued.
Among the many people who applied for the Gran Fondo , there were fewer people than expected who survived and completed the Gran Fondo and passed the goal line. It seems that many of them either gave up on completing the Gran Fondo course and switched to the shortened Mediofondo course, or they pushed ahead and were cut off. It is said that visitors who visited the summit of Odojae on this day were able to see a strange scene of people wearing shorts lying on the ground... and it can still be seen occasionally these days. When the weather is nice, if you drive up to Odojae, you can see red-faced people pedaling every two seconds.
- Jirisan is the place where the National Park Corporation began to restore the breast bear . The number of bears emitted so far has been 28, but six died and four were recovered because they were not adapted, but the rest were successful in winter and breeding. By 2020, more than 50 pieces of wildflowers have been successful in the wildflowers, but they are planning to carry out restoration projects in various parts of the country. In 2018, the number of half -moon bears was 56, which achieved 50 targets for two years. In addition, the number of populations continued to increase, and now it has increased to more than 90, and the habitat has also expanded to nearby Geochang and Muju -gun . Even half -moon bears were found in Mount Gimcheon -si , 80 km away from Jirisan .
For more information, see the ‘Jiri Mountain Bear Escape’ paragraph above.
- Since Jiri Mountain is home to Asiatic black bears, it is very dangerous to climb the mountain outside of the trail, so do not do it.
[26]Not only is there a high risk of distress, but the probability of encountering a bear outside the trail is very high. In particular, you should not bivouac. First of all, all unauthorized camping and bivouac activities within national parks are illegal. Camping right next to a shelter building is also very dangerous. There are many cases where bears come down right in front of the shelter at night. In fact, there is a blogger who was attacked by a bear while bivouacing outside the Byeoksoryeong Shelter building. #
- There is a ghost story that if you bivouac at Jiri Mountain, the ghost of a soldier who died on Jiri Mountain during the Korean War will appear.
Among these, the most famous is the experience of Monk Hyeon -gak. It is said that during the early days of his monastic life, when he was praying for 100 days in a cave at Yeongoksa Temple in Jirisan Mountain, whenever he chanted at night, he would hear screams and cries, and he was so scared that he could not sleep at night. Then, on the 21st day, the ghostly feeling suddenly disappeared. Later, when he was living in Seoul, he told this experience to an older monk from Yeongoksa Temple, and the monk was lost in thought for a while and then told him about the history of the Korean War and the guerrillas . (As you can see from the article , Monk Hyeon -gak was a foreigner and did not know much about Korean history at the time.) So the monks thought that Monk Hyeon-gak may have unintentionally helped the vengeful spirits to attain enlightenment while practicing. However, hundreds of guerrilla remains were actually discovered in Piagol , where Yeongoksa Temple is located.
- Jirisan is a rainy area with more than 1,300mm annually due to frequent heavy rain due to the topography of more than 1,000 meters of high peaks that blocks the rain clouds . Suddenly, a large amount of rain falls, and guerrilla heavy rain often falls, which caused Jirisan heavy rain disasters , which recorded more than 100 deaths on July 31, 1998, one of Jirisan's representative black history .
- In addition, when a cold wave occurs in winter, it snows only in the Jeolla-do region , and the most important reason why it does not snow in Gyeongsang -do is because of Mt. Jiri. When a cold wave comes, the Siberian air mass comes to the Korean Peninsula via the warm West Sea , riding the northwest wind . At this time, the cold northwest wind passes through the warm West Sea , creating a wide temperature difference, causing a sea change . Afterwards, large cumulus columns and convective clouds (snow clouds) are created in the West Sea and come down with the northwest wind. Since the direction of their descent is completely consistent with the Jeolla-do coastal area, heavy snow falls first in Jeolla-do. Afterwards, the snow cloud passes through Jeolla-do and heads to the Sobaek Mountain Range in the east. At this time, the snow cloud cannot exceed the height of the Sobaek Mountain Range, including Jiri Mountain, and collides with the mountain range and disappears. Snow clouds hitting the mountains cause a lot of snow to fall heavily on Jeolla-do, causing heavy snowfall in the Jeolla-do region. There are cases where clouds pass over high mountain ranges, but most do not pass over the Sobaek Mountains, and the intensity of precipitation also becomes very weak. However, if the cold wave is strong and the wind volume and wind speed are very strong, it may cross the Sobaek Mountains and reach the inland of Gyeongsang-do. During the period of heavy snowfall in Jeolla-do on December 22-23, 2022 , there are cases where snow clouds penetrated the Sobaek Mountains and reached Busan Metropolitan City, which is located on the complete opposite side of the West Sea and where snow is very rare, and caused the first snowfall.
- These climate characteristics have disadvantages such as causing accidents as mentioned above, but they also have advantages. Thanks to the large amount of rainfall in Jirisan, it is easy to obtain water in Jirisan. Thanks to this, hikers can continue hiking by carrying only one water bottle and refilling water in between. There is also a lot of water in the ground, so many brands of bottled water are currently produced in Jirisan.
- Gyeongsangnam-do, at the end of Jiri Mountain Cheonghak-dong Village is located in Mukgye-ri, Cheongam-myeon, Hadong -gun.
- There is a Jirisan Rest Area on the Gwangju-Daegu Expressway, but it is located quite far from the mountain.
However, there is Jirisan IC nearby , which connects to Inwol-myeon, Namwon-si , and from there you can access the northwest side of Jirisan. This route is often used by people who want to hike Jiri Mountain from Nogodan towards Cheonwangbong Peak. Those who want to climb directly to Cheonwangbong Peak can take the Tongyeong-Daejeon Expressway. Use Hamyang IC or Danseong IC to go to Baekmu-dong or Jungsan-ri, and from the south of Jiri Mountain, you often go to Gurye or Hadong.
Access by rail is quite poor. The nearest station is the Jeolla Line . Gyeongjeon Line _ _ _ There are about a few ways to get off at Hadong Station and go up to Hwagae Market - Ssanggyesa Temple - Byeoksoryeong or Cheonghak-dong Village .
- Cheonwangbong Peak (1,915m), the first peak that straddles Hamyang-gun and Sancheong-gun , is because there are no railway stations in Hamyang-gun and Sancheong-gun.
Accessibility by rail is quite poor. Instead, there are many bus terminals and intercity bus routes nearby.
- Namwon City has announced that it will build a mountain railway in Jiri Mountain. #
For this reason, there are differences of opinion between Namwon City, which wants development, and environmental protection groups. However, in February 2025, it was in danger of being canceled due to an environmental assessment finding that it was inappropriate. #
- There is a mountain of the same name on an island called Saryangdo in Tongyeong-si . This mountain is also called Jirimangsan (智異望山).
The name comes from the meaning of the mountain overlooking Cheonwangbong Peak of Jiri Mountain. When you actually climb it, the surroundings are wide open because it is a 400-meter dark mountain in the middle of the ocean. If you look far in the direction of the land, you can see the Jiri Mountain range. There is an open sea of Sacheon Bay between Saryangdo Island and Hadong, and there are not many mountains that can block the view other than Geumosan Mountain in Jingyo-eup, Hadong-gun, so Jiri Mountain can be seen from this island.
- Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special City Gurye-gun In Jwasi- ri, Sandong-myeon, there was a mountain village called ‘Simwon Village’, also known as ‘the first village under the sky.’ It was located near the road from Seongsamjae to Dalgung Valley, and was originally a village where people lived by collecting medicinal herbs and keeping bees, and was a famous tourist destination. However, in 2017, the residents moved out, all the buildings were demolished, and trees were planted to restore the ecology.
- Jirisan is one of the five major mountains of the Korean Peninsula and the Republic of Korea, and is the only mountain that is all four, Korea National Park, the Korean Empire 's Oak , the Devil of Joseon , and Silla 's Oak .
- Members of a rare criminal organization, the Supreme Sect , once used this place as a training ground, holding out for a week with only a bottle of water and a small knife .
- Seoul National University's College of Agriculture training forest exists within Jiri Mountain National Park.
- There are many peaks over 2,000 meters in North Korea, but Jiri Mountain boasts the third highest height on the Korean Peninsula when measured in terms of topographic prominence. The land of Gaema Plateau is very high above sea level .[27] If we consider the actual height of the mountain, that is, the height from the base of the mountain, instead of the altitude above sea level, Hallasan Mountain (1,947m)[28] This is followed by Baekdusan Mountain (2,593m), and by this standard, Jirisan Mountain (1,696m) is said to be third on the Korean Peninsula.
- Jiri Mountain is no exception to the growing problem of wild dogs in national parks such as Hallasan National Park , Bukhansan National Park , and Mudeungsan National Park. In the Ministry of Environment's report, there are records of observations of wild dogs moving around in packs and attacking Asiatic black bears or interfering with their feeding activities, while the biggest concern is that feral dogs may transmit rabies or tick-borne diseases to Asian Asiatic bears, which could disrupt the entire restoration project. The Ministry of Environment has designated wild dogs as 'wild animals' in accordance with the 'Wildlife Protection and Management Act' and has been continuously issuing press releases stating that professional capture teams are deployed every year to intensively capture them.
- From January 1, 2026, bear breeding and bear gall harvesting have been completely banned by law in South Korea. To protect bears that were raised for collecting snail, dedicated protection facilities (sanctuaries) were built in Gurye (Jiri Mountain) and Seocheon. Now, the sight of a bear locked in a cage at a farm near Jiri Mountain has disappeared into history. Not only the Asiatic black bears that were released into the wild, but also the captive-bred bears that were moved to protection facilities spent the rest of their lives peacefully at the foot of Jiri Mountain.
- In the 2025 BAC Famous Mountains 100 certification ranking (TOP 10), Jiri Mountain ranked 6th and was certified by club members a total of 15,450 times.
This is also the highest certification number excluding mountains in the metropolitan area.
- The 2025 edition of various basic statistical data on national parks has been registered in the National Park Service .
15. Creative works featuring or using Jiri Mountain as a background
- Jirisan (novel): A partisan novel serialized by author Lee Byeong-ju in Generation magazine for six years starting in 1972 , it was adapted into a drama of the same name by KBS in 1989 .
- Gu Family Book : The setting is that Gu Wol-ryeong, a character in the story, is the guardian spirit who protects Jiri Mountain.
- Jiri Mountain (2021) : A work by writer Kim Eun-hee . At the time, Jeollabuk-do was the main setting of the drama, and fictional place names that did not actually exist were used in the drama, except for famous place names such as Cheonwangbong Peak and Jangteomok.
- It is the Korean name for Mount Fuji, one of the background names in Inazuma Eleven .
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[1] Gyeongsangnam-do Hamyang-gun Chuseong-ri, Macheon-myeon and Sancheong-gun Sicheon-myeon Located on the border of Jungsan-ri[2] The topographical relative height is 1,696m , which belongs to the very protruding acid (Ultra-Prominent Peak) type.[3] In MR notation, it is written as Chirisan. In the past, it was written like this.[4] This photo was taken from Jeseokbong Peak (1,806m). The large peak with a deep valley in the back is Banyabong, the second main peak of Jiri Mountain. Banyabong Peak and Banyajungbong Peak to the north form a twin peak, and both peaks are almost the same height. Beyond Banyabong Peak, the direction to Jungbong Peak, Tugubong Peak, and Plow House is currently designated as a non-legal trail. This photo can be seen in a frame hanging on the wall at the Jangteomok Shelter, which appears to be because the Jangteomok Shelter is close to Jeseokbong Peak, where the photo was taken.[5] Korean weather[6] This is because Hallasan , the highest mountain in South Korea , is located on Jeju Island , an island region .[7] The Silla Oak Mountains are five mountains that were the subject of national ancestral rites during the Silla Dynasty. In the belief that divine beings reside in the mountains, ancestral rites were held to the mountain gods. Before the unification of the three kingdoms, the mountains around Gyeongju were Tohamsan Mountain, Geumgangsan Mountain, Hamwolsan Mountain, Seondosan Mountain, and Danseoksan Mountain. After unification, it expanded to the mountains on all sides and in the center of the country, turning into Tohamsan Mountain, Gyeryongsan Mountain, Jirisan Mountain, Taebaeksan Mountain, and Palgongsan Mountain.[8] Dongak - None, Seoak - Songaksan (松嶽山): Located in Gaeseong, it is the main mountain of the Goryeo palace. Namak - Jiri Mountain, Bukak - Bibaksan (鼻白山): It is a small mountain 155 m above sea level on the border of Gueup-ri and Doksan-ri, Jeongpyeong-gun, Hamgyeongnam-do. Jungak - Bukhansan Mountain: Since it is located in Hanyang, the capital, it has to be Jungak.[9] Generally, Jiri Mountain, Hallasan Mountain , Seorak Mountain , Deogyu Mountain , and Bukhan Mountain are mentioned.[10] Usually, Jiri Mountain, Baekdu Mountain , Geumgang Mountain , Hallasan Mountain , and Myohyang Mountain are mentioned. Different mountains are selected as one of the five famous mountains depending on the region or individual, and sometimes Guwolsan Mountain or Taebaeksan Mountain are named. Jiri Mountain is always considered one of the five famous mountains.[11] The Naknam vein flows southeast from Yeongsinbong (1,652m) on the main ridge, passes through Sineosan Mountain in Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do, and ends at Goamnaru (or Mary Village) at the mouth of the Nakdong River.[12] The three major peaks are symbolic peaks that represent three regions and are the peaks that form the center of the ridge. The three peaks refer to peaks that are more symbolic than other surrounding peaks and represent a single ridge. In other words, it is not 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in height ranking. As a representative example, Jungbong (1,874m) and Habong (1,746m) next to Cheonwangbong Peak are higher than Banyabong (1,732m), the second main peak. Additionally, Nogodan, the third main peak, is 1,507m high, and there are more than 10 peaks higher than Nogodan on Jiri Mountain.[13] For this reason, the current Civil Code very strictly defines natural objects that can be managed using the legal term ‘fruit.’ It manages not only all natural products produced in the mountains, but even power and water resources.[14] Comparing it to the salary of a civil servant, 10 won in 1963 is converted into the value of about 5,000 won today.[15] It contains the classification, designation, management and protection of the park, and administrative entities.[16] The first place is Bukhansan National Park and the second place is Gyeongju National Park .[17] Since the net increase compared to the previous year is almost identical to the number of visitors to Mt. Palgong included in the initial count, it should be considered that there is no actual net increase.[18] Jiri Mountain and Seorak Mountain have the largest decrease. The analysis is that Jiri Mountain will be greatly affected by the forest fire in the spring of 2025 and the construction of the Sancheong branch parking lot, while Seorak Mountain will be greatly affected by the demolition of the Jungcheong Shelter.[19] In the case of buses, there is Gurye Public Bus Terminal and Jungsan-ri Intercity Bus Terminal, and you can access Baekmu-dong Intercity Bus Terminal via Inwol Jirisan Public Bus Terminal via intercity buses operated by Hamyang Jirisan Express . There is also a route that runs from Busan Transportation to Jungsan-ri.[20] You can use the KTX at Namwon Station or Gurye Station . The disadvantage is that you have to transfer from the station to a taxi or public transportation to get to Jiri Mountain.[21] Later on the 31st, the employees were found in the valley and the search was discontinued.[22] The period may differ slightly each year, but the control interval is the same.[23] source [24] For more information, see the Korean Oak document.[25] The altitude of Seongsamjae is 1,090m and that of Jeongnyeongchi is 1,172m.[26] This is the same in other national parks, no, in all mountains.[27] Average altitude above sea level 1,200m[28] The highest peak of the island is the relative topographic height above sea level.
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