E2024-G138
Scenic Beauty: Mudeungsan’s Columnar Joints
Narrative
A columnar joint is a geological structure that forms as volcanic rock cools, contracts, and cracks, resulting in the formation of a regular array of multi-sided columns. The columnar joints of Mudeungsan Mountain formed in the Cretaceous period. Among the columnar joints, Seoseokdae Rock and Ipseokdae Rock are known to be the tallest in all of South Korea. In recognition of their geological significance and their scenic beauty, the columnar joints of Mudeungsan Mountain were designated as a Scenic Site in 2005.
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Story Map
- Mudeungsan: Sacred Mountain, Natural Wonder, Cultural Heart
- Mudeungsan UNESCO Global Geopark: Unique Geological Formations of International Renown
- Mudeungsan Mountain: Where Monks and Literati Meet
- Mudeung Landscape Course: A Cultural Journey Through Nature
- Hwanbyeokdang Pavilion and the Literati of 16th-Century Korea
- Mudeungsan Mountain: Where the Traditional Ceramic Industry Thrived
- Kim Deok-ryeong: Legend of Mudeungsan Mountain
- Scenic Beauty: Mudeungsan’s Columnar Joints
