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Munsusan is a mountain spanning Yulli in Cheongnyang-eup and Cheonsang-ri in Beomseo-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan Metropolitan City, named after Munsu Bodhisattva who is said to have stayed here. From the Munsusan Observatory, you can view the Yeongnam Alps and Ulsan Metropolitan City. On the second floor of the observatory, there is a bridge connected to a hiking trail. Those who want a short hiking course often park their car here and start hiking from the observatory. Although it is the shortest distance course, the trail from the observatory to the summit is steep. It takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes from the observatory to the Munsusan summit, and about 30 minutes to Munsusa Temple. It is also good to take a drive and enjoy the fresh air in the forest.

Munsusan was called Yeongchuksan during the Silla and Goryeo periods, and Munsusa is said to have been named after the mountain. It is famous for the 'Mundaemdol,' a stone said to grant wishes if rubbed while making a wish. It is a branch temple of Tongdosa, the 15th district of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, and is said to have been founded in 646 (the 15th year of Queen Seondeok of Silla) by Monk Jajang, who returned from studying in China. It was also called Yeongchwisan or Cheongnyangsan, and the name of the eup, Cheongnyang-eup, originates from Cheongnyangsan. There are records related to Yeonhoeguksa during the reign of King Wonseong of Silla (785–798). According to the Samguk Yusa, Monk Yeonhoe lived in seclusion on Yeongchuksan, always reading the Lotus Sutra. When King Wonseong intended to appoint Yeonhoe as a national monk, Yeonhoe fled to Seoryeong upon hearing the news, but after meeting Munsudaeseong and Byeonjaecheon-nyeo, he changed his mind and returned to the hermitage, eventually accepting the king's summons and becoming a national monk. Though no records related to Munsusa exist from the Goryeo period, its mention in the Beomu-go indicates that the temple's Buddhist tradition continued uninterrupted until the late Joseon period.