Mount Paektu, an active volcano and the highest peak on the Korean peninsula, was honored for its “impressive natural and cultural heritage,” according to CNN Travel. The mountain was ...

Mount Paektu, an active volcano on the border of North Korea and China, has been designated a UNESCO Global Geopark, making it North Korea’s first natural site to receive such recognition.

High atop the Korean Peninsula, past military checkpoints and bumpy dirt roads in one of the world’s most secretive countries, rises a volcano and deep crater lake steeped in symbolism.

Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling the border of North Korea and China, is the highest peak on the Korean peninsula and lies at the heart of North Korea’s foundation myth.