Mount Seorak

…5,604 feet (1,708 meters) at Mount Seorak in the northeast, and the Sobaek Mountains reach 6,283 feet (1,915 meters) at Mount Jiri. The highest peak in South Korea, the extinct volcano Mount Halla on Jeju Island, is 6,398 feet (1,950 meters) above sea level.

Both Mount Seorak (5,604 feet [1,708 meters]), with a ski run, and Mount Odae (5,128 feet [1,563 meters]) are in national parks in the Taebaek range. In 2009 a cluster of royal tombs of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) in southern Gangwon were designated a UNESCO World…