Bangtaesan | Mountain Guide | K-Travel Mate

[A Korean utopia with abundant mineral springs and shaded valleys] This mountain offers the best environment for plant life in this region. It features a rich soil-covered mountain with various trees such as broom trees, bokjagi, pine trees, wild cherry trees, and manbyungcho. The area resembles an arboretum with diverse tree species and plants including bracken, gwanchung, umbrella vegetables, gomchwi, surichwi, eolleji, yeollyeongcho, yangjikkot, and holabibaramkkot. On the broad, flat ridge resembling a hippopotamus's back, the northern foot has shaded valleys called Jeokgari and Achimgari. Inside Jeokgari, shaped like an abalone shell and blocked by Ipokpo and Jeopokpo waterfalls, lies a flat plain. The Achimgari valley, curved like a bow, has no path except via Bangdong Mineral Spring Back Ridge. To the south, the Naerimcheon stream flows along the mountain's base. The dark Uduuni valley, shaped like a paper funnel, remains shaded despite nine years of logging. The clear water from this darkness flows into Naerimcheon, then westward, turning north and southwest, creating eight secluded settlements in three villages and five branches. While not spectacular, this mountain is very suitable for sheltering people during turmoil, with clear water and a warm, profound nature.