Mountain · Gangwon
Gariwangsan
가리왕산
Gariwangsan (1,561.8 m), Jeongseon: the highest of its ridges, with yew-lined crests, mossy waterfalls and a protected forest reserve.
Place details
- Region
- Gangwon
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 정선군 · 평창군
- Summit height
- 1,561.8 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 12
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Gariwangsan
Gariwangsan is the highest of the high ridges around Jeongseon and Pyeongchang in Gangwon, in the heart of the Taebaek range. Yew, nut pine and maple grow thick along its crest, and the Jangumogi valley stays green and mossy even in dry years.
It is a protected forest genetic reserve with a natural recreation forest, home to about a hundred rare plants and several endangered mammals, and one of Korea’s best-known places for wild mountain greens.
Legend says a king of the ancient Maek state hid here from a rebellion, giving the mountain its name; traces of his palace site remain in the northern valley.
Through the seasons
- Spring
- Grassland opens along the ridges
- Summer
- Hoedong Valley, the deepest gorge on the south-east slope
- Autumn
- Yew and native broadleaf trees near the summit
- Winter
- The valley routes under snow
Worth seeing
- Mangundae 망운대A panorama of Odaesan, Taebaeksan, Sobaeksan and Chiaksan.
- Moss Valley falls 이끼계곡A chain of mossy cascades on the descent.
Where the main trail starts
Nalmeori Recreation Forest ticket office 날머리휴양림 매표소
A main route in the Forest Service guide begins here. Search the Korean name to plan your bus or taxi to the entrance.
Written from the Korea Forest Service guide 꼭 한번 가 볼 우리 100대 명산, p. 12.