| Jiri-san's Cheonhwang-bong 지리산 천황봉 1915 meters Exquisite-Wisdom Mountain's Heavenly-King Peak in the Inner-Southeast Sector of Jiri-san, and above some others |
| Viewed from the east, on National Highway #20. Jiri-san Cheonhwang-bong [Exquisite-Wisdom Mountain Heavenly-King Peak] is 1915 meters high, making it mainland southern Korea's highest peak (Halla-san on Jeju-do Island is 1950). It is a major goal of, if not the supreme accomplishment for, all mountain-hikers in Korea. It is the first major peak trekked along the 735-km Baekdu-daegan Crest Trail. |
| Viewed from the southeast, closer up, in the valley leading to the Beobgye-sa Ipku Trailhead. The female deity inhabiting and personifying Cheonhwang-bong, the Seongmo-halmae San-shin [Holy-Mother Grandma Mountain-spirit] (link below) is the most important and influential female San-shin in all of Korea, and has few superiors among all Korean deities. |
| Viewed from the south, on the way up, at about 1400 meters |
| Jiri-san's Cheonhwang-bong summit seen from the north (Hamyang County) |
| Viewed from the south in February 2007, at the Samshin-bong Tunnel up above Naedae-cheon Valley |
| Seen from the NW |
| Winter-scape |
| from Google Earth |
| The famous modern monument on the summit, where all hikers have their picture taken! |
