Bohyeonsan

Bohyeonsan or Bohyeon Mountain or Mount Bohyeon is located in the province of North Gyeongsang Province, eastern South Korea. Its peak has an elevation of 1,121 metres (3,678 ft),^[1] and is near the city of Yeongcheon.

Bohyeonsan
Hyeongjae Peak (left) and Bohyeon Peak (right), viewed from Kookmin University.
Highest point
Elevation	1,121 m (3,678 ft)
Geography
Location	North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Korean name
Hangul	보현산
Hanja	普賢山
Revised Romanization	Bohyeonsan
McCune–Reischauer	Pohyŏnsan

The Bohyeon Mountain Starlight Festival takes place in summer and is centered in the Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory, which was established in 1996.^[2]

This observatory houses the third-largest telescope in Korea, which is the country's largest optical instrument.^[3][2] This 1.8-meter reflecting telescope was built near the peak. There is also a Bohyeon Mountain Science Museum, situated just below the observatory, run by the Yeongcheon City Government.^[3]

See also

• List of mountains of Korea
• Bohyeonsa, temple in Yeongcheon

References

1. An Gyeong-ho (2007). 한국 300 명산 (300 Korean Mountains). Seoul: 깊은솔 (Gipeunsol). ISBN 978-89-89917-21-2.
2. "Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory (BOAO)", Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, retrieved December 27, 2017.
3. "Observing the unknown from Korea’s peaks", Korea Joongang Daily (January 11, 2012).

36°09′47″N 128°58′26″E