Taebaeksan

Taebaeksan
Main peaks of Taebaeksan as viewed from Munsubong, another of its peaks
Highest point
Elevation1,566.7 m (5,140 ft)
Coordinates37°5′45″N 128°54′55″E / 37.09583°N 128.91528°E / 37.09583; 128.91528
Geography
Location of Taebaeksan
Location of Taebaeksan
Taebaeksan
Location of Taebaeksan in South Korea
LocationSouth Korea
Parent rangeTaebaek Mountains
Climbing
Easiest routeHike
Korean name
Hangul
태백산
Hanja
Revised RomanizationTaebaeksan
McCune–ReischauerT'aebaeksan

Taebaeksan, also known as Mount Taebaeksan or Mount Taebaek, is a South Korean mountain with several important peaks of the Taebaek mountain range (in Western-style geography), or the Taebaek Jeongmaek Range (in Korean-style geography). It is an important mountain in the Baekdu-daegan mountain range, the point where it turns west after running along Korea's east coast for a long distance. Its territory stretches from the city of Taebaek in Yeongwol-gun County, Gangwon-do Province to Bonghwa-gun County, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, and it was designated South Korea's 22nd national park on 22 August 2016. It has an elevation of 1,566.7 m (5,140 ft).[1]

  1. ^ An Gyeong-ho (2003). 신 한국 100 명산 ('The New' 100 Korean Mountains). Seoul: 깊은솔 (Gipeunsol). p. 433. ISBN 89-89917-07-7.