Cheonmasan

{{Short description|Mountain in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea}}

{{about|the mountain in South Korea|the mountain in North Korea|Kaesong|other uses|Cheonma (disambiguation)}}

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| name = Cheonmasan

| photo = 천마산.jpg

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| elevation_m = 810.2

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| listing = Mountains of Korea

| country = South Korea

| subdivision1_type = Province

| subdivision1 = Gyeonggi

| map = South Korea

| coordinates = {{coord|37|40|50|N|127|16|22|E|type:mountain_source:kolossus-kowiki|display=it}}

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| mapframe-zoom = 13

| module = {{Infobox Korean name

|hangul = 천마산

|hanja = {{linktext|天|摩|山}}

|rr = Cheonmasan

|mr = Ch'ŏnmasan

|child = yes

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Cheonmasan ({{Korean|hangul=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 {{convert|810.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite book| last=An Gyeong-ho | year=2007| title=한국 300 명산 (300 Korean Mountains) |location=Seoul|publisher=깊은솔 (Gipeunsol)|isbn=978-89-89917-21-2|page=423}}

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".{{Cite web|url=http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0055855|title=천마산(天摩山)|website=Encyclopedia of Korean Culture|language=ko|access-date=2018-04-07}}{{Efn|"이 산이 매우 높아 손이 석자만 길어도 하늘을 만질 수 있겠다"}}

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Category:Mountains of South Korea

Category:Mountains of Gyeonggi Province

Category:Namyangju