Rangrim Mountains

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Rangrim Mountains
North Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl 랑림산맥 Hancha 狼林山脈 McCune-Reischauer Rangrim Sanmaek Revised Romanization Rangrim Sanmaek
South Korean name
Hangul 낭림산맥 Hanja 狼林山脈 Revised Romanization Nangnim Sanmaek McCune-Reischauer Nangnim Sanmaek

The Rangrim Mountains are a mountain range stretching from north to south, west of the Kaema Highlands, in central North Korea. They are the source of several major rivers of North Korea, such as the Taedong and the Ch'ŏngch'ŏn. The mountain range is generally highest in the east, and falls towards the west. Its highest peak is Wagalbong, at 2,260 m.

[edit] Naming

The variants Rangrim and Nangnim are pronunciations of the same name in Northern and Southern dialects of Korean, respectively. These differences are reflected in spelling in the standard forms of Korea used in North Korea and South Korea.