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Mountains of North Korea

Peaks listed
26
2,744 m
highest
0
ranges

The highest point in North Korea is Paektu-san at 2,744 m. Every peak we list for North Korea is linked below.

With prominence data
1
of 26 peaks
Shared with a neighbour
1
Border summits
Median elevation
2,335 m
Across every listed peak

The 26 highest

Subsidiary summits — named high points on a larger mountain — are omitted, so ranks may skip.

The highest mountains in this country, by elevation
#PeakRangeElevation
1Paektu-san—2,744 m
2Kwanmo-bong—2,541 m
3Puksubaek-san—2,522 m
4Tuun-bong—2,487 m
5Ch’ail-bong—2,487 m
6Paek-san—2,476 m
7Namp’odae-san—2,428 m
8P’yŏngsa-bong—2,415 m
9Yŏnhwa-san—2,355 m
10Taeyŏnji-bong—2,350 m
11Sŏl-lyŏng—2,350 m
12Puksu-san—2,347 m
13T’ugu-bong—2,335 m
14Kwesang-bong—2,332 m
15Turyu-san—2,309 m
16Paek-san—2,302 m
17Pukp’ot’ae-san—2,289 m
18Kwesan-bong—2,277 m
19Wagal-bong—2,270 m
20Sŏl-lyŏng—2,243 m
21Maengbu-san—2,214 m
22Taeam-san—2,205 m
23Mant’ap-san—2,204 m
24Tojŏng-san—2,201 m
25Rangnim-san—2,186 m
26Maebong-san—1,571 m

All peaks by range

All 26 peaks we list in North Korea.

Not assigned to a range 26

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Elevation from GeoNames — surveyed where available, otherwise modelled and labelled approximate on each peak’s page. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames for Paektu-san. 1 of these summits sit on a border and are counted in each country they belong to.