Taebaeksan National Park (태백산 국립공원)

Published 2009-09-02 Updated 2021-08-30 View 44837

We provide various information such as the website, contact information, usage information, and location (map) of Gangwon-do Taebaek-si, Taebaeksan National Park (태백산 국립공원) using public data of Korea Tourism Organization.

Taebaeksan Mountain range encompasses several peaks such as Yeongbong Peak (alt. 1,560 m), where in the past, people would conduct rites to venerate Heaven at Cheonjedan Altar; Janggunbong Peak (alt. 1,567 m), Munsubong Peak (alt. 1,517 m), and its summit of Hambaeksan Mountain (alt. 1,572 m). Taebaeksan Mountain serves as a home to diverse wild animals and plants, including several endangered species. The higher plains are covered with alpine vegetation. The mountain becomes hot pink with mountain rhododendron and azalea in the spring; green with thick forest and pristine waters in the summer; rainbow colored with changing leaves in the fall; and white with snow in the winter.