Mountain · Gangwon / North Gyeongsang
Taebaeksan
태백산
Taebaeksan (1,566.7 m): Korea’s 22nd national park, the sacred mountain of the Taebaek range with the Cheonjedan altar.
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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 · North Gyeongsang
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 태백시 · 봉화군
- Summit height
- 1,566.7 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 366
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Taebaeksan
Taebaeksan, with Seoraksan, Odaesan and Hambaeksan, is a sacred mountain of the Taebaek range. Broad and solemn rather than sharp, it became a provincial park in 1989 and Korea’s 22nd national park in 2016.
It is the root mountain of the rivers of the south. Around Yeongbong, where the Cheonjedan altar to heaven stands, rise Janggunbong to the north and Munsubong to the east.
Its summit ridge looks out over the high peaks of the Taebaek range.
Worth seeing
- Cheonjedan 천제단An altar to heaven on Yeongbong.
- Janggunbong 장군봉The highest point of the summit area.
Where the main trail starts
Yuilsa Visitor Centre, Taebaeksan National Park 태백산국립공원 유일사탐방지원센터
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. 366.