Taebaeksan, also known as Mount Taebaeksan or Mount Taebaek, is a South Korean mountain with several important peaks of the

Taebaek mountain range The Taebaek Mountains () are a mountain range that stretches across North Korea and South Korea. They form the main ridge of the Korean peninsula. Geography The Taebaek mountains are located along the eastern edge of the peninsula and run alon ...

(in Western-style geography), or the Taebaek Jeongmaek Range (in Korean-style geography). It is an important mountain in the

Baekdu-daegan Baekdu-daegan () is a traditional Korean conception of the mountains and consequently the watersheds of the Korean Peninsula. The mountain range stretches the length of the Korean Peninsula, around 1,500 km, from Baekdu Mountain in the nor ...

mountain range, the point where it turns west after running along Korea's east coast for a long distance. Its territory stretches from

Taebaek Taebaek (; ) is a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. Its name is shared with that of the Taebaek Mountains. Situated at an elevation of , Taebaek is the second highest city in South Korea, after Pyeongchang. Etymology Taebaek in is derived ...

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 .

Attractions

Manggyeongsa Temple in Hyeol-dong

, Yeongwol-gun County, Gangwon-do Province at an elevation of 1,460 meters on Taebaeksan, is a temple built to enshrine the statue of the Bodhisattva of wisdom. It was built by

Jajang Jajang (590–658) was a monk born Kim Seonjong, into the royal Kim family, in the kingdom of Silla. He is credited with founding the temple of Tongdosa in 646 CE, near in what is now Busan, South Korea, and played a significant role in th ...

, a

Silla Dynasty Silla (; Old Korean: 徐羅伐, Yale: Syerapel, RR: ''Seorabeol''; IPA: ) was a Korean kingdom that existed between 57 BCE – 935 CE and was located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Paekje ...

monk. The "Dragon Spring" at the entrance of the temple is known as the highest spring in South Korea.Cin Woo Le
"Simply stunning: 33 incredible Korean temples"
''CNN Go''. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-12 The summit ridge of Taebaeksan is home to a multitude of both azalea bushes and ancient yew trees, making spring (for blossoms) and winter (for rime frost on the twisted trees) particularly good times to visit. The highest peaks are also home to Cheonjedan, a series of ancient

Shamanist Shamanism is a spiritual practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiritual energies into ...

altars. The main Danggol entrance plays host to an annual snow festival and a coal mining museum.

References

External links

Taebaeksan National Park

Taebaeksan Provincial Park (태백산도립공원) by Visit Korea

Taebaeksan Mountain Snow Festival (태백산 눈축제) by Visit Korea
2015

Mountains of South Korea Mountains of Gangwon Province, South Korea Mountains of North Gyeongsang Province Taebaek Mountains National parks of South Korea Sacred mountains of South Korea {{GangwonKR-geo-stub

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