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Tongbaek-san
North Korea · Elevation not verified
Reviewed routes
No reviewed route is included. Missing route information does not establish safe or legal access.
About this mountain
Tongbaek-san (동백산) is a high mountain of the Nangnim Range on the present Taehung County–Changjin County boundary. Competent sources report differing elevations, so no elevation figure is displayed here.
Sources and scope
Exact mountain identity and competent regional binding; no identity record changed.
- 동백산(東白山) — Academy of Korean Studies, Encyclopedia of Korean Culture · checked 2026-11-06
- 대흥군(大興郡) — Academy of Korean Studies, Encyclopedia of Korean Culture · checked 2026-11-06
- 평안남도 search result — Republic of Korea Ministry of Unification, North Korea Information Portal · checked 2026-11-06
Nature & wildlife
An institutional exact-mountain account describes elevation-banded vegetation: birch and aspen at lower elevations, Erman birch higher up, mixed birch/aspen/mountain ash around 1,900–2,000 m, and dwarf stone pine, bilberry and other shrubs above about 2,000 m. This is descriptive source context, not a current species inventory.
Sources and scope
Historical/descriptive exact-mountain vegetation bands from the cited institutional encyclopaedia; not a current species inventory and not a claim that every listed taxon occurs at the summit point.
- 동백산(東白山) — Academy of Korean Studies, Encyclopedia of Korean Culture · checked 2026-11-06
Safety & conditions
The summit area is described as relatively gentle, but the slopes are steep with exposed bedrock and a long high rock ridge extends northeast. This is static terrain context, not current-condition or access guidance.
Sources and scope
Static terrain description only; not a route, access assurance, current conditions report or risk forecast.
- 동백산(東白山) — Academy of Korean Studies, Encyclopedia of Korean Culture · checked 2026-11-06