| Still Under Construction |
These are two remote Buddhist hermitages close to the Baekdu-daegan Ridge-line Trail.
They are on the east face of the southern main-ridge of Hwangak-san [Yellow-Crags Mountain,
1111-m] in Daehang-myeon District on the west side of Gimcheon City. Samseong-am
[Three Sages Hermitage] and Cheonbul-am [Heavenly-Buddha Hermitage] are subsidiary to the
great monastery Jikji-sa, used by monks for isolated meditation, study or practices, rarely
ever visited by foreigners. Samseong-am is about 800m up, just 150m below the crest.
They are on the east face of the southern main-ridge of Hwangak-san [Yellow-Crags Mountain,
1111-m] in Daehang-myeon District on the west side of Gimcheon City. Samseong-am
[Three Sages Hermitage] and Cheonbul-am [Heavenly-Buddha Hermitage] are subsidiary to the
great monastery Jikji-sa, used by monks for isolated meditation, study or practices, rarely
ever visited by foreigners. Samseong-am is about 800m up, just 150m below the crest.
| Hwangak-san Jikji-sa's |
| View down on remote Samseong-am from the Baekdu-daegan trail, taken by Roger & Andrew of the 2007 Baekdu-daegan Expedition Team |
| Samseong-am and Cheonbul-am |
and Udu-ryeong Pass
Their photo of the large new monument on the Udu-ryeong
[Cow's-head Pass], where Local Road 901 climbs over the
Baekdu-daegan Ridgeline (from Gyeongbuk to Chungbuk),
just south of Samseong-am and Cheonbul-am. Note the
map of Korea showing the Baekdu-daegan Line on its base.
[Cow's-head Pass], where Local Road 901 climbs over the
Baekdu-daegan Ridgeline (from Gyeongbuk to Chungbuk),
just south of Samseong-am and Cheonbul-am. Note the
map of Korea showing the Baekdu-daegan Line on its base.