(CNN)-- North Korea's Kim Jong Il has remained one of the most mysterious ... But his birthplace is often listed instead as sacred Mount Paektu, the highest point on the Korean Peninsula.

Mount Paektu ... often refers to the eldest Kim in reference to the mountain, using titles like the “legendary hero of Paektu.” North Korea claims Kim Jong Il, the late leader and father ...

Mount Paektu, an active volcano and the highest ... It is also steeped in political significance, as North Korea’s founder, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un’s grandfather, used it as a hideout while ...

First came a steed dubbed the "military horse of Mt. Paektu ... Il Sung. And thirdly, that she's a symbol of the country's next generation. In August, North Korean state-run television showed Kim ...

Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano ... State media often refers to the eldest Kim in reference to the mountain, using titles like the “legendary hero of Paektu.” North Korea claims Kim Jong Il, the ...