The Taebaek mountains are located along the eastern edge of the peninsula and run along the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula. The Hwangnyong Mountain in North Korea (1268 meters) forms the northern end of the range. Busan lies at the southern end of this mountain range, thus making the mountain range a total length of over 500 kilometers, averaging about 1000 meters in height.[1]

Pyeongchang County, site of the Winter Olympics 2018, is located in the Taebaek Mountains, which stretch along the east coast of the Korean Peninsula for more than 300 miles. Despite a low average elevation of the mountains of just 1,900 feet, the location inland comes with long and very snowy winters. Therefore, the county has hosted numerous alpine winter sports (especially skiing) championships through the years. The Taebaek Mountains are nowadays a winter wonderland thanks to a long geological history.




The Taebaek Mountains