Seoraksan
Sign in to saveSeoraksan (), or Mount Sorak, is the highest mountain in the Taebaek mountain range in the Gangwon Province in eastern South Korea. It is located in the Seoraksan National Park, near Sokcho. After the Hallasan volcano on Jeju Island and Jirisan in the south, Seoraksan is the third highest mountain in South Korea. The peak Daechongbong () of Seoraksan reaches 1,708 meters (5,603 feet). The mountain is sometimes considered the backbone of South Korea.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Seoraksan
- Mountain.photo
- Dinosaur Ridge of Seoraksan.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- The Dinosaur Ridge of Seoraksan
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 1708
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1201
- Mountain.listing
- Ribu
- Mountain.mapframe
- yes
- Mountain.location
- South Korea
- Mountain.range
- Taebaek Mountains
- Mountain.label_position
- right
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Hike, scramble
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- ^설악산
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 雪嶽山
- Korean name/auto.child
- yes
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Naeseorak (Inner Seorak)
- Oeseorak (Outer Seorak)
- Mountain geography, fauna and flora
- Taxa named after Seoraksan
- Hiking paths
- Outer Seorak District
- Ulsanbawi
- Dinosaur Ridge
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Seoraksan (), or Mount Sorak, is the highest mountain in the Taebaek mountain range in the Gangwon Province in eastern South Korea. It is located in the Seoraksan National Park, near Sokcho. After the Hallasan volcano on Jeju Island and Jirisan in the south, Seoraksan is the third highest mountain in South Korea. The peak Daechongbong () of Seoraksan reaches 1,708 meters (5,603 feet). The mountain is sometimes considered the backbone of South Korea.
The mountain is also part of a biosphere reserve: Mount Sorak Biosphere Reserve.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Seoraksan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (4)
On the map
3 mapped locations