고려 공민왕이 홍건적의 난을 피해 안동에 왔을 때 왕의 어머니가 피난한 곳이라 하여 왕모산이라 부르게 되었다.
When King Gongmin of Goryeo came to Andong to escape the rebellion of Honggeonjeok, it was called Wangmosan mountain because it was the place where the king's mother evacuated.