The 6 Most Famous Mountains in Each Province of Korea

The Geography of Korea

• Mountains take up 70% of Korea.
• There are more than 3,000 islands in Korea, including Jeju-do, Ulleung-do, and Dok-do.
• Although Korea’s has a total of 17 administrative districts, it all comes down to 6 provinces.

1. Gyeonggi-do
2. Gangwon-do
3. Chungcheong-do
4. Jeolla-do
5. Gyeongsang-do
6. Jeju-do

Today, we will share the 6 most famous mountains in each province of Korea.
These 6 mountains are all designated as national parks as well.

1. 북한산 (Bukhansan)

• The highest and the most famous mountain in Seoul.

• It’s listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most visited mountain per unit area.
• It’s not an easy mountain just because there are many people.

2. 설악산 (Seoraksan)

• It’s a stone mountain.
• It has one of the highest difficulty levels of hiking.
• It belonged to North Korea before the Korean War, but it was reclaimed by South Korea as the 38th parallel line was drawn.

3. 속리산 (Sokrisan)

• During the Silla period (57 BCE), it was a place where national rituals were held.
• Various shapes of rocks decorate the mountain beautifully.
• It’s not a difficult mountain to climb compared to other mountains.

4. 지리산 (Jirisan)

• It was designated as Korea’s first national park in 1967.
• It has been called the spiritual mountain of the nation.
• Over 1600 species of plants inhabit and more than 74 Asian black bears live in the mountain.

5. 덕유산 (Deogyusan)

• People can go up by taking a gondola ride from Muju Resort.
• The mountain is famous for its beautiful snowflake scenery.
• It’s also well known for walking the mountain along the ridge.

6. 한라산 (Hallasan)

• It’s the highest mountain in South Korea.
• It’s an active volcano that has a magma chamber underground.
• There’s a lake called Baeknokdam in the summit crater. It means ‘a pond where a white deer drinks water.’

???? Questions for UoH Friends :

Which mountain do you want to go the most?