Wolchulsan National Park

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Area 56.6 km² Phone +82 61-473-5210		Province South Jeolla Province Established June 11, 1988

Location Jeollanam-do, South Korea Governing body Korea National Park Service Address Dogap-ri, Gunseo-myeon, Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea Management Korea National Park Service Similar 국립공원월출산관리사무소, 천황사, 도갑사해탈문, 구름다리, 국립공원관리공단 월출산국립

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Wolchulsan National Park (Korean: 월출산국립공원, 月出山國立公園) lies in Jeollanam-do province, South Korea. Designated as a national park in 1988, Wolchulsan National Park is South Korea's smallest at only 56.6 km² (21.9 sq mi).

The park takes its name from Wolchulsan, or Mt. Wolchul in Gangjin and Yeongam counties. The highest peak in the park is Cheong-hwang-bong, with an elevation of 809 m (2,654 ft). Also contained in the park are 3 national treasures and a number of local cultural properties.

Wolchulsan national park

Points of interest

Dogapsa Temple (도갑사), South Korean National Treasure #50. The Buddhist temple has yet to be restored since it was burned down during the Korean War.

Wolchulsan Seated Buddha, South Korean National Treasure #144, is an 8.6-metre-high statue (28 ft).

Wolchulsan Sculpture Park, set on roughly 5,000 m² (54,000 sq ft) of land.

The "Cloud Bridge" (구름다리) is a 52-metre-long suspension bridge (171 ft) at a height of 120 metres (390 ft).

References

Wolchulsan National Park Wikipedia

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Wolchulsan national park cloud bridge south korea

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