SOBAEK MOUNTAINS

Korean Sobaek-Sanmaek largest range of mountains in southern South Korea. The range, 220 mi (350 km) long, stretches southwest from north of T'aebaek Mountain (5,121 ft ) in Kangwon Province to the Kohung Peninsula near Yosu. Its high mountains, Sobaek (4,760 ft), Munju (2,437 ft), Songni (3,468 ft), Dokyu (5,276 ft), and Baegun (4,190 ft), are watersheds for southern South Korea. Chiri-san (6,283 ft), on its southwestern branch, is a national park.