Cheonmasan

Cheonmasan is a mountain in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It can be found within the boundaries of the city of Namyangju. Cheonmasan has an elevation of 810.2 m (2,658 ft).[1]

This article is about the mountain in South Korea. For the mountain in North Korea, see Kaesong. For other uses, see Cheonma (disambiguation).
Cheonmasan
Highest point
Elevation810.2 m (2,658 ft)
Geography
LocationSouth Korea
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCheonmasan
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏnmasan

Origin of the Name

At the end of the Goryeo dynasty a king once said 'This mountain is so high that you could touch the sky if your hand would be a little longer.' So it was called the mountain that can touch the sky, 'Cheonma Mountain'.[2]

See also

Notes
  1. An 2007, p.423.
  2. "천마산(天摩山) – 한국민족문화대백과사전". encykorea.aks.ac.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-07.

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

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