This article is about the mountain in South Korea. For the mountain in North Korea, see Kaesong. For other uses, see Cheonma (disambiguation).

Cheonmasan (Korean: 천마산) is a mountain in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It can be found within the boundaries of the city of Namyangju. Cheonmasan has an elevation of 810.2 m (2,658 ft).[1]

Etymology

Taejo of Joseon reportedly remarked about the mountain: "This mountain is so high, if its hand was just a stone taller it could touch the sky". Hence its name became "Cheonmasan", meaning "mountain that can touch the sky".[2][a]

Notes

  1. ^ "이 산이 매우 높아 손이 석자만 길어도 하늘을 만질 수 있겠다"

References

  1. ^ An Gyeong-ho (2007). 한국 300 명산 (300 Korean Mountains). Seoul: 깊은솔 (Gipeunsol). p. 423. ISBN 978-89-89917-21-2.
  2. ^ "천마산(天摩山)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-07.