Peak
Guryong Mountain
구룡산(서울)
Official name
About this place
Guryongsan Mountain (306m) shares a ridge with Daemosan and lies around Yeomgok-dong in Seocho-gu and Gaepo-dong in Gangnam-gu. Neither high nor rugged, it is suitable for an easy hike. Legend says a pregnant woman saw 10 dragons ascending to heaven and screamed in surprise. This caused 1 to fall and die, leaving only 9 to ascend, hence the name Guryongsan. The 1 dragon that could not ascend became water, a source of fine timber and valuable wealth, and formed Yangjaecheon Stream. The mountain's principal peak, lower than its highest point, is called Guksubong. The name refers to protecting the country: a beacon station reportedly stood there even before the Joseon period, and beacon soldiers are said to have lived in a rock cave on the peak. ✨AI
- Address
- Yeomgok-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul ✨AI
- Korean address
- 서울특별시 서초구 염곡동
- Opening hours
- Always open
- Closed days
- Open all year
