Mountain · Gangwon
Deokhangsan
덕항산
Deokhangsan (1,072.9 m), Samcheok: limestone cliffs above the Hwanseongul cave, one of Korea’s finest karst landscapes.
Place details
- Region
- Gangwon
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 삼척시 · 태백시
- Summit height
- 1,072.9 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 106
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Deokhangsan
Deokhangsan, on the Baekdudaegan between Samcheok and Taebaek, sits above one of Korea’s finest karst landscapes. The Daei-ri cave zone below it, a natural monument, includes Hwanseongul, 6.5 km long and once called the largest cave in Asia.
The east face drops in sheer limestone cliffs with caves and rock spires; the west side is a high, gentle plateau near 1,000 m. Mist fills the gorges, opening now and then on peaks and pinnacles.
Villagers called it Deokmegisan, the mountain worth crossing for flat land to farm on the other side.
Through the seasons
- Spring
- Spring flowers in late snow
- Summer
- Falls inside Hwanseongul
- Autumn
- Views from Hwanseonbong
- Winter
- Snow from the second viewpoint
Worth seeing
- Hwanseongul 환선굴A huge limestone cave, 6.5 km long.
- Seonnyeo Falls 선녀폭포Fed by water from the cave.
Where the main trail starts
Yesuwon bus stop 예수원(버스정류장)
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. 106.