Mountain · North Gyeongsang
Juwangsan
주왕산
Juwangsan (722.1 m), Cheongsong: volcanic tuff cliffs and gorges, one of Korea’s three great rock mountains.
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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
- North Gyeongsang
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 청송군 · 영덕군
- Summit height
- 722.1 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 312
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Juwangsan
Juwangsan in Cheongsong became a national park in 1976 for its beauty and old temples, and is called the little Diamond Mountains of North Gyeongsang.
With Seoraksan and Wolchulsan it is one of Korea’s three great rock mountains. Cliffs and gorges carved from Cretaceous volcanic tuff give it a landscape found nowhere else in Korea.
Legends of King Ju, who is said to have hidden here, give the mountain its name.
Worth seeing
- Juwangam 주왕암A hermitage among the cliffs.
- Tuff gorges 주왕산 응회암 협곡Cliffs that made it a national park.
Where the main trail starts
Juwangsan main-peak trail entrance 주왕산 주봉등산로
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. 312.