| Cheonmasan | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 810.2 m (2,658 ft) |
| Geography | |
  Cheonmasan  Cheonmasan Cheonmasan (South Korea) | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 천마산 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Cheonmasan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏnmasan |
Cheonmasan (Korean: 천마산) 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]
Etymology
Taejo of Joseon reportedly remarked about the mountain: "This mountain is so high, if its hand was just a stone taller it could touch the sky". Hence its name became "Cheonmasan", meaning "mountain that can touch the sky".[2][lower-alpha 1]
See also
Notes
- ↑ "이 산이 매우 높아 손이 석자만 길어도 하늘을 만질 수 있겠다"
References
- ↑ An Gyeong-ho (2007). 한국 300 명산 (300 Korean Mountains). Seoul: 깊은솔 (Gipeunsol). p. 423. ISBN 978-89-89917-21-2.
- ↑ "천마산(天摩山) – 한국민족문화대백과사전". encykorea.aks.ac.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-07.
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