Rangrim Mountains

Rangnim Mountains
Chosŏn'gŭl	낭림산맥
Hancha	狼林山脈
Revised Romanization	Rangnim Sanmaek
McCune–Reischauer	Rangnim Sanmaek
South Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	낭림산맥
Revised Romanization	Nangnim Sanmaek
McCune–Reischauer	Nangnim Sanmaek

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'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.

Naming

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.