THE MOUNTAIN ATLAS
Mountains in North Korea
12 mountains in the atlas · 0 profiles with route information.
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North Korea at a glance
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Access, difficulty and seasonal information: research open.
Mountain groups represented here
Groups can overlap through parent and subrange membership. Counts are catalogue coverage, not measures of suitability.
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| Mountain | Elevation | Location / group | What to research next |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baekdu Mountain | 2,744 m | People's Republic of China / North Korea Changbai Mountains | Access, route difficulty and seasonal restrictions: research open. |
| Mantapsan | 2,205 m | North Korea Hamgyong Mountains | Access, route difficulty and seasonal restrictions: research open. |
| Madaesan | 1,745 m | North Korea Range assignment open | Access, route difficulty and seasonal restrictions: research open. |
Elevation is a geographic comparison, not a technical grade. A shorter or lower mountain is not automatically an easier trip.
How this overview is compiled
The recorded summits span 96–2,744 m. This is the range of elevations in our catalogue, not the full relief of North Korea.
Selected profiles prioritise available sources, different mountain groups and elevations. They are starting points for exploration, not recommended ascents.
Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · atlas-based orientation. Elevations, locations and range memberships come from the linked mountain records. Coverage is incomplete; imported geography is not a field inspection. Planning evidence remains attributed and dated on each profile.
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- Baekdu MountainPeople's Republic of China / North Korea · 2,744 mChangbai MountainsGeographic record
- ChilbosanNorth Korea · 1,103 mHamgyong MountainsGeographic record
- Kŭmsu-sanNorth Korea · 96 mRange assignment openGeographic record
- MadaesanNorth Korea · 1,745 mRange assignment openGeographic record
- MantapsanNorth Korea · 2,205 mHamgyong MountainsGeographic record
- Mont SuyangNorth Korea · 946 mRange assignment openGeographic record
- Mount ChuaeNorth Korea · 1,528 mAhobiryong MountainsGeographic record
- Mount KumgangNorth Korea · 1,638 mTaebaek MountainsGeographic record
- MyoraksanNorth Korea · 818 mRange assignment openGeographic record
- ObongsanNorth Korea · 1,264 mRange assignment openGeographic record
- ObongsanNorth Korea · 1,289 mRange assignment openGeographic record
- ObongsanNorth Korea · 1,180 mRange assignment openGeographic record
Sources and coverage · this is not a complete inventory
Range assignment coverage
26,859 source-linked assignments · 3,459 unassigned · 18 needing review
Source snapshot: 2026-10-05. Range membership uses explicit Wikidata relationships and recorded parent ranges. Additional assignments match summit coordinates inside published GMBA v2 standard mountain polygons, using the most specific eligible hierarchy node. Countries and coordinate boxes are not used to guess a range. These imported assignments have not been independently field-verified; missing evidence remains open.
Browse unassigned mountains → · Wikidata classification property ↗ · GMBA v2 dataset (CC BY 4.0) ↗ · Snethlage et al. (2022), methodology ↗
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Researched profile Climbing history, selected routes and linked planning sources.
Geographic record Imported elevation, location and sources; climbing details still to be researched.
This is a selected collection, not a complete inventory of mountains or routes. Geographic records have not been independently field-verified.