조선 시대 황악산 일대에는 직지사에 소속된 암자가 서른일곱 곳이나 있었다고 전하나 임진왜란 때 대부분 소실되었다고 한다.
It is said that there were 37 hermitages belonging to Jikjisa Temple in the area of Hwangaksan Mountain during the Joseon period, but most were destroyed during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592.