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Tourist Info > Tourist Attraction > Noted Mountain > Mt. Mohu
 
 
   
  ¢Á Location :
  Yuma-ri and Nae-ri, Nam-myeon; Yucheon-ri, Dongbok-myeon; Juam-myeon and Songgwang-myon, Suncheon.

¢Á Height :

  918.8 meters out of the sea

¢Á Nick name :

  Mt. Nabok, Mt. Moho, and Mt. Mohu

¢Á name's origin :
In the 10th of King Gongmin of the Gyryeo Dynasty, King and Queen fled with their mother from Honggeonjok(Mongolian)'s invasion to this mountain via Andong and Suncheon.
The King who were enchanted with mountain's splendidness, built a temporary palace, and stayed for about one year. The mountain was originally called Mt. Nabok but the King changed it into Mt. Mohu, meaning the mountain like mother's heart, said the locals.
Other name, Mt. Moho originated from Kim Seong-won's story. He fought desperately against Japanese army to protect his mother and finally was dead in the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1597.

¢Á Geographical features

  Mt. Mohu, the one of Seomjin's seven contiguous lines of a stratum, comes from Mt. Baeka and stops in front of Dongbokcheon Stream. This geographic feature runs from north to south, drawing a line of demarcation between Suncheon-gun, Gokseong-gun and Hwasun-gun. This mountain, surrounded by blue water on all side but one with Juam Dam's fresh water, has a wonderful view of Mt. Mudeung, Mt. Jokye, Mt. Baeka, and the Deukryang Peninsula's sea. Gentle slopes are in general but some courses are steep.
 
 
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