Songnisan National Park
A mountain and national park in the Sobaek Mountains along the border between North Gyeongsang and North Chungcheong Provinces. Its main attractions are the temple Beopjusa and the picturesque peak Munjangdae, and its forested trails draw many hikers each autumn.
- Where
- Boeun, North Chungcheong, South Korea
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 36.5333, 127.9000
Get the Songnisan National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Songnisan National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your North Chungcheong volume with your photos and a note.
Near Songnisan National Park
Beopjusa 6.1 km
A head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism on the slopes of Songnisan, in Naesongni-myeon, Boeun County. Its five storey wooden pagoda, Palsangjeon, is the tallest of its kind in Korea, and a large bronze Buddha stands in the grounds.
Woraksan 42 km
A major mountain of the Sobaek range, whose highest peak, Yeongbong, is 1,094 metres above sea level. It forms part of the boundary between North Chungcheong and North Gyeongsang Provinces, and lies in Woraksan National Park.
Hahoe Folk Village 55 km
A traditional village from the Joseon dynasty near Andong in North Gyeongsang Province, set in a tight bend of the Nakdong River. Its name means river that turns around. Its tiled and thatched houses are still lived in, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bongjeongsa 69 km
A Korean Buddhist temple on the slopes of Mount Cheondeung in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, and a subsidiary temple of Gounsa. Its Geungnakjeon hall is among the oldest surviving wooden buildings in Korea, and the temple is part of a UNESCO World Heritage listing.
Gongsanseong 70 km
A castle on a ridge above the Geum River in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province. It was the royal fortress of the Baekje kingdom when Gongju was its capital in the 5th and 6th centuries, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sosu Seowon 75 km
The oldest surviving seowon, or Confucian academy, in Korea. It was founded in 1543 in Yeongju by Chu Sebung and is set in a pine forest. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage listing of seowon.
Magoksa 79 km
A head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism in Gongju, on the eastern slope of Taehwasan. It sits on a taegeuk shaped bend in the Taegeukcheon Stream, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Gayasan National Park 82 km
A large national park in the eastern part of South Korea, named for Gayasan, and designated a national park in 1972. It protects granite peaks and forest valleys, and holds Haeinsa, the temple that stores the Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks.
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Questions
Where is Songnisan National Park?
Songnisan National Park is in Boeun, North Chungcheong, South Korea. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Beopjusa (6.1 km), Woraksan (42 km), Hahoe Folk Village (55 km).
How do I get the Songnisan National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Songnisan National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your North Chungcheong volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Songnisan National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your North Chungcheong volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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