Rangrim Mountains

Rangnim Mountains
Chos?n'g?l	랑림山脈
Hancha	狼林山脈
Revised Romanization	Rangnim Sanmaek
McCune?Reischauer	Rangnim Sanmaek
South Korean name
Chos?n'g?l	狼林山脈
Revised Romanization	Nangnim Sanmaek
McCune?Reischauer	Nangnim Sanmaek

Rangrim Mountains
Rangrim Mountains
	Location in North Korea Rangrim Mountains (Jilin)
Highest point
Peak	Wagalbong
Elevation	2,260 m
Geography
Country	North Korea

The Rangnim 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'?ngch'?n . The mountain range is generally highest in the east, and falls towards the west. Its highest peak is Wagalbong, at 2,260 m. Lake Rangrim is located in the mountins.

Naming [ edit ]

The variants Rangnim 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 . 41°18′22″N 127°40′38″E / 41.3061°N 127.6772°E / 41.3061; 127.6772

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