Hwachaebong
Hwachaebong is a peak in Sokcho-si, Gangwon and has an elevation of 1,328 metres. Hwachaebong is situated nearby to the quarter Seorak-dong, as well as near the village Dunjeon-ri.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Seoraksan National Park and Towangseong Waterfall.
Seoraksan National Park
Photo: Terry850324, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seoraksan National Park is a national park in South Korea. It is listed by the South Korean government with UNESCO as a tentative World Heritage Site. Located on the east-central Korean peninsula, the park includes the Dinosaur Ridge, Injegun, Yanyanggun, and Sokchosi.
Towangseong Waterfall
Waterfall
Photo: Camangbarry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Towangseong Waterfall or Towangseongpokpo is a waterfall in Seoraksan, Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea. The three-part waterfall has a top section of 150 m, a middle section of 80 m and a bottom section of 90 m.
Biryong Waterfall
Waterfall
Photo: Irma2403, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Biryong Falls is a waterfall in Seoraksan National Park in Sokcho, located halfway between Yukdam Falls and Towangseong Waterfall. The loud falling water of falls is said to resemble dragons flying up towards the sky, which is why it was named Biryong Falls.
Hwachaebong
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,328 metres
- Also known as: “Hwach’ae-bong”
- Category: landform
- Location: Sokcho-si, Gangwon, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.13799° or 38° 8′ 17″ northLongitude
128.49192° or 128° 29′ 31″ eastElevation
1,328 metres (4,357 feet)Open location code
8QCC4FQR+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 444218729OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hwachaebong” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hwachaebong (tumoy sa bukid sa Habagatang Korea, Gangwon-do)”
- Cebuano: “Hwachaebong”
- Korean: “Hwachaebong”
- Korean: “화채봉”
- Swedish: “Hwachaebong (bergstopp i Sydkorea, Gangwon)”
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