Mountain · Gangwon
Jeombongsan
점봉산
Jeombongsan (1,426 m): the heart of South Seorak, facing Daecheongbong across Hangyeryeong, with Gombaeryeong’s wildflowers.
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15 Nov – 15 Dec 2026
Autumn fire-season trail closures
The Korea National Park Service closes 148 trail sections in the national parks for the autumn wildfire season: 115 fully and 33 in part. Other trails stay open as usual. Check the closure list for your park before you set off.
Place details
- Region
- Gangwon
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 인제군 · 양양군
- Summit height
- 1,426 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 304
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Jeombongsan
Jeombongsan stands where Inje and Yangyang meet, facing Seoraksan’s Daecheongbong across Hangyeryeong. It is the centre of South Seorak in Seoraksan National Park.
It continues the Taebaek range south from Seoraksan to Gachilbong and is a Baekdudaegan protected area. Water from its east side forms the Jujeongol valley past the Osaek mineral springs.
Gombaeryeong, its high pass, is known as a garden of wildflowers in the sky.
Worth seeing
- Gombaeryeong 곰배령A high meadow of wildflowers.
- Jujeongol 주전골A valley down to Osaek.
Where the main trail starts
Gombaeryeong car park 곰배령 주차장
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. 304.