Hallasan Hallasan Hallasan is a shield volcano on Jeju Island of South Korea. It is the highest mountain in South Korea. The area around the mountain is a designated national park, the Hallasan National Park ("Hallasan Gungnip Gongwon"/한라산국립공원/). Hallasan is commonly considered to be one of the three main mountains of South Korea, along with Jirisan and Seoraksan. Hallasan is the highest mountain in South Korea and is worshipped by people because they think that gods and spirits live on it. Alternate English names for the mountain include Hanla Mountain or Mount Halla and older English sources refer to the peak
Hallasan as Mount Auckland. Hallasan is written in North Korea in Chosungul as if it were "Hannasan" (한나산); however, it is still pronounced as "Hallasan". In the past, Hallasan has been known by numerous other names in Korean including "Buak" (부악/), "Wonsan" (원산/), "Jinsan" (진산/), "Seonsan" (선산/), "Dumuak" (두무악/), "Burasan" (부라산/), "Yeongjusan" 영주산(), and "Hyeolmangbong" (혈망봉/). Every name of Hallasan has meanings and legends. "Han" represents the universe, and "la" means "pull". Both words mean that the mountain is high enough to pull the universe. According to the old legend, if anyone were to climb up the mountain, see a star