Baekdeok-san & Saja-san 백덕산 白德山 summit 1350m the mighty "White-Virtue Mountain" over Pyeongchang Town, and its long "Lion Mountain" Ridge Host of Beobheung-sa and Heungnyeong-saji |
the Jeokmul-bogung Hall of Beobheung-sa, with Saja-san behind it |
Baedeok-san [White Virtue Mountain] is the 1350-m summit on the right, and Saja-san is the long 1200-m ridge running west (left) from it, all the way to connecting with Chiak-san's Biro-bong. Beopheung-sa Temple is seen in the lower-right, and its Jeokmyeol-bogung Shrine is in the yellow circle. |
Beopheung-sa Temple is indicated by the red oval. Saja-san is all the curving ridgeline at the top, and running further SW towards Chiak-san. Baekdeok-san is the 1350-m summit at the top-right, just after the ridgeline turns south. Pyeongchang Town, capital of Pyeongchang-gun County and HQ for the 2018.02 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, lies in a valley SE of Baekdeok-san. |
Summit in wintertime |
October 1995 |
from the summit looking west, September 1993 |
Saja-san summit |
Chiak-san |
from the summit looking southeast, Sept 1993 -- middle-distance valley is Pyeongchang Town |
Shinseon-bawi-bong [Daoist Spirit-Immortal Rocks Peak] from a cliff east-below the summit |
Sitting on Shinseon-bawi top-rock, looking back towards the summit |