Worth a DetourMountainsVolcanoes

Mount Paektu

Ryanggang

Korea's sacred volcano, with a deep crater lake on the Chinese border.

US travel advisory: Level 4, Do Not Travel · checked 2026-11-03
Photo: Laika ac from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Best Time to Go
Jun–Sep
Our full guide to Mount Paektu is being written. It's on the North Korea list as Worth a Detour.

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