Wednesday, December 31, 2025

AN EXECUTIVE CLIMB TO THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE MOUNT SEONGSAN ILCHULBONG

 



Location: Seongsan-ri, Seogwipo, Jeju Island Province, South Korea
Jump-off and Exit Point:  Seongsan-ri, Seogwipo, Jeju Island Province, South Korea
Elevation:  182 MASL (597 feet)
Days Required / Hours to summit:  1 day / 30 minutes
Specs: Minor Climb; Difficulty 1/9; Trail Class 1
Features:  It is specifically a volcanic tuff cone, famous as a UNESCO World Heritage site known as "Sunrise Peak" for its stunning sunrises over its large crater.  It's a significant geological feature formed by an underwater eruption.  On a 2011 study reported, it has 240 taxa of plant species growing on it.

Halfway to the summit of Mount Seongsan Ilchulbong



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