AI generatedMount Kumgang
North Korea · Kangwon · 1638 m
Short description of Mount Kumgang
Mount Kumgang (금강산) is the most celebrated mountain range in Korea, a mass of granite peaks, pools and waterfalls close to the east coast. Korean painters and poets have worked here for centuries, and the name Diamond Mountains comes from the bare rock spires of the Manmulsang. Trails climb past the Kuryong Falls and a chain of green pools to viewpoints over the ridges, and the Buddhist temple of Sinkyesa sits in the valley below. On the coast the lagoon of Samil is ringed by pines. Autumn colour is the classic season, and the area once received visitors from the South.
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Best time to visit: May or September – October
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- Kuryong Falls
- Manmulsang rock spires
- Autumn colours in the valleys (October)
- Sinkyesa Temple
- Samil Lagoon
- Eight Pools of the Upper Kuryong
- Climb to Kuryong viewing pavilion
- Myogil Sangam rock carved Buddha
- Ongnyu Pool
- Haegumgang sea rocks
- Pirobong ridge views