Mount Kumgang

Mount Kumgang
Highest point
Elevation1,638 m (5,374 ft)
Prominence1,111 m (3,645 ft)
ListingRibu
Coordinates38°39′24″N 128°06′18″E / 38.65667°N 128.10500°E / 38.65667; 128.10500
Geography
LocationKangwŏn Province, North Korea
Part ofMount Kumgang – Diamond Mountain from the Sea
CriteriaMixed: iii, vii
Reference1642-001
Inscription2025 (47th Session)
Korean name
Hangul
금강산
Hanja
金剛山
Lit.diamond mountain
RRGeumgangsan
MRKŭmgangsan
IPA[kɯmɡaŋsʰan]

Mount Kumgang (Korean금강산; lit. 'Diamond Mountain') or the Kumgang Mountains is a mountain massif, with a 1,638-metre-high (5,374 ft) peak, in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea. It is located on the east coast of the country, in an area of Kangwŏn Province formerly known as the Mount Kumgang Tourist Region, 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.