Mountain · Gangwon
Baekdeoksan
백덕산
Baekdeoksan (1,350.1 m), Yeongwol: a winter favourite of old-growth forest and Beopheungsa, one of five relic temples.
Place details
- Region
- Gangwon
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 평창군 · 횡성군 · 영월군
- Summit height
- 1,350.1 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 172
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Baekdeoksan
Baekdeoksan rises where Pyeongchang, Hoengseong and Yeongwol meet, the leading peak of the Baekdeok ridge, with Sajasan and Gubongdaesan around it. Its slopes are steep.
The Beopheung valley keeps natural old-growth forest, and the snow is so fine that it is a famous winter climb. Beopheungsa, below Yeonhwabong, is one of Korea’s five Jeongmyeol Bogung, temples that enshrine relics of the Buddha instead of statues.
The twin rock summit looks out to Gariwangsan, Odaesan, Sobaeksan and Chiaksan.
Through the seasons
- Spring
- Hepatica and wild violets
- Summer
- Shade in old-growth forest
- Autumn
- Untouched forest in colour
- Winter
- Snow lingering into spring
Worth seeing
- Beopheungsa 법흥사One of the five relic temples, with no Buddha statue.
- Twin summit 백덕산 정상Two narrow rock peaks.
Where the main trail starts
Munjae rest area 문재 쉼터
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. 172.