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Since 2002 there has been a movement to revert the name of Bukhansan to Samgaksan. For many years up until now, the three main peaks of the park have collectively been called "Bukhansan"; however, the original collective name of these three peaks was Samgaksan, meaning "three-horned mountain." The
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Bukhansan is the highest mountain within Seoul city boundaries. Apart from Bukhansan, there are seven other mountains including
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by author Hong Sun-soo and artist Im Gak-hyuck is a fictional work based on the mountain rescue team working in this mountain.
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District Office in Seoul is leading a petition to have the central government change the name back to the original.
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era, the peaks marked the extreme northern boundary of Seoul.
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Elevation
Listing
Mountains of Korea
Coordinates
37°39′39″N 126°59′36″E / 37.6608°N 126.9933°E / 37.6608; 126.9933
Bukhansan is located in South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
Easiest route
Bukhansan Ui Station
Hangul
Hanja



Revised Romanization
McCune–Reischauer
Korean
mountain
Seoul
South Korea
Han River
Joseon
Dobongsan
Suraksan
Bukhansan National Park
Gangbuk-gu

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