Mount Kumgang – Diamond Mountain from the Sea

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Mount Kumgang - A Jewel of Natural Beauty and Cultural Significance

Mount Kumgang, also known as Diamond Mountain from the Sea, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in Kangwon Province, North Korea. This mountainous region, with its towering peaks reaching nearly 1,600 meters, forms part of the Taebaek mountain range that stretches along the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula.

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UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site

Mount Kumgang is a long-celebrated place of exceptional natural beauty, renowned for its near-white granite peaks, deep valleys, waterfalls, and pristine ecosystems, rising to nearly 1,600 metres. The mountain’s dramatic impact is enhanced through constantly changing weather patterns of mists, rain, sunshine and clouds. This sacred mountain is a key site of mountain Buddhism, with traditions dating back to the 5th century. This cultural landscape is home to ancient hermitages, temples, stupas, and stone carvings, many located in the Outer and Inner Kumgang Area. Three temples remain active today and bear exceptional testimony to centuries of Buddhist practice, with tangible and intangible heritage deeply intertwined with the landscape.

Encyclopedia Record: Mount Kumgang

Mount Kumgang or the Kumgang Mountains is a mountain massif, with a 1,638-metre-high (5,374 ft) peak, in Kangwon Province, North Korea. It is located on the east coast of the country, in Mount Kumgang Tourist Region, formerly part of Kangwŏn Province, and is part of the Taebaek mountain range which runs along the east of the Korean Peninsula. The mountain is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the South Korean city of Sokcho in Gangwon Province. In 2025, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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