Geum Oreum
{{Short description|Extinct volcano in Jeju City, South Korea}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Geomeun Oreum
| other_name = Geum Oreum, Geumak
| location = Hallim, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea
| elevation_m = 427
| coordinates = {{Coord|33.3559|126.3056|display=inline,title}}
| photo = Geumoreum(금오름).jpg
| photo_caption = The marshy area at the top (August 2017)
}}
Geomeun Oreum ({{Korean|hangul=검은 오름|hanja=黑岳}}), popularly called Geum Oreum ({{Korean|hangul=금오름|hanja=今岳|labels=no}}) and alternately called Geumak ({{Korean|hangul=금악|hanja=今岳|labels=no}}),{{Cite web |last=박 |first=미라 |date=2017-09-24 |title='방송 탄 뒤 유명세' 제주 오름, 불법 주차·탐방로 훼손 '몸살' |url=https://www.khan.co.kr/local/Jeju/article/201709242301015 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Kyunghyang Shinmun |language=ko}}{{Cite web |date=2017-02-21 |title=[오름이야기]금오름 |url=http://www.newsje.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=90065 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=제주환경일보 |language=ko}} is an oreum (small extinct volcano; parasitic cone) in Hallim, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea.{{Cite web |last=오 |first=창명 |title=검은 오름[금악리] - 디지털제주문화대전 |url=https://jeju.grandculture.net/jeju/toc/GC00710052 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture |language=ko}}
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Description
Its highest point is {{Convert|427|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. It has a height from base of {{Convert|178|m|ft|abbr=on}}, and covers an area of {{Convert|613966|m2|ft2|abbr=on}}. It has a conical shape. There is a cell tower at the summit, as well as a guard post.
There is a caldera around {{Convert|52|m|ft|abbr=on}} deep{{Cite news |last=고 |first=성식 |date=2024-01-29 |title=제주 금오름에 또 쌓이는 돌탑에 맹꽁이 "나 죽어요" |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20240129058300056 |access-date=2024-07-13 |work=Yonhap News Agency |language=ko}} at the top of the mountain called Wangmae or Ammae ({{Korean|hangul=왕메; 암메|labels=no}}). It has an area of {{Convert|30000|pyeong|m2|abbr=on}}. Within the crater is a marshy area that develops a pond after rain. This area is called Geumakdam ({{Korean|hangul=금악담|hanja=今岳潭|labels=no}}).{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=M. H. |date=2024-04-15 |title=Jeju Island Stone Piles Cleared to Protect Amphibian Habitats on Geum Oreum |url=http://koreabizwire.com/jeju-island-stone-piles-cleared-to-protect-amphibian-habitats-on-geum-oreum/278350 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=The Korea Bizwire |language=en}} Amphibians live in this marshy area and have been affected by human activity at the top.
The oreum is on privately-owned land.{{Cite web |date=2017-09-25 |title=제주 금오름 방송 등장에 유모차 등반까지 '시끌벅적' |url=http://www.jejusori.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=195526 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=제주의소리 |language=ko}} Before 2009, livestock used to graze on the oreum; they were relocated in order to accommodate the safety of tourists. The owners of the oreum dispose of waste on the oreum and maintain its infrastructure.
It is popular for tourists, as it is normally possible to drive up to the summit. From the top, tourists can engage in paragliding.{{Cite news |last=현 |first=봉철 |date=2018-06-17 |title='밟고 선 땅 아래가 망자 무덤'…삶의 터전을 잃다 |url=https://www.samdailbo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=90575 |access-date=2024-07-13 |work={{ill|Samda Ilbo|ko|삼일보}} |language=ko}}{{Cite web |title=Geumak (Geum) Oreum Volcanic Cone |url=https://www.visitjeju.net/en/detail/view?contentsid=CNTS_000000000019460 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=www.visitjeju.net |language=en}} A 2017 news article reported that driving up to the very top was restricted. The top reportedly has views of Hallasan and Sanbangsan. In 2017, it was reported that the oreum had an influx of popularity after it was featured in a TV program. For other publicly-owned oreum, such as Yongnuni Oreum, the local government enacted halts on tourist activity in order to safeguard the environment. As this oreum is privately owned, the owners declined to do so. There is also a trail that goes up the oreum, and one through its forests. The forest trail opened in 2009.
During the 1910–1945 Japanese colonial period, tunnels were dug into the oreum. Locals hid inside these tunnels during the 1948 Jeju uprising.