Bugaksan

Bugaksan (Korean: 북악산) is a mountain in the north of Seoul, South Korea. It famously overlooks the former royal palace Gyeongbokgung as well as the former presidential residence the Blue House. It, Inwangsan, Naksan, and Namsan are the mountains that surround the Seoul Basin. The mountain has a bedrock of granite, and is about 342 meters (1,122 ft) high.

Bugaksan
Bugaksan overlooking the former royal palace Gyeongbokgung (2008)
Highest point
Elevation342 m (1,122 ft)
Naming
EtymologyNorth mountain
Geography
CountrySouth Korea
CitySeoul
Korean name
Hangul
북악산
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBugaksan
McCune–ReischauerPugaksan
Alternate name
Hangul
백악산
Hanja
白岳山
Revised RomanizationBaegaksan
McCune–ReischauerPaegaksan

The mountain has historically gone by a number of other names, including Baegaksan (백악산).

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