Hallasan National Park Hallasan National Park Hallasan National Park () is located in the province of Jeju-do, South Korea. It was designated as the 9th national park in 1970. It features the highest mountain in South Korea, the shield volcano Hallasan on Jeju Island. It was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2002, and a World Heritage Site in 2007. Hallasan National Park is managed by Jeju Special Self-Governing Province. It is the only out of 20 national parks that is not managed by the Korea National Park Service. Hallasan has 7 trails: Eorimok Trail (6.8 km), Yeongsil Trail (5.8 km), Seongpanak Trail
Hallasan as Mount Auckland. Hallasan is written in North Korea in Chosungul as if it were "Hannasan" (한나산); however, it is still pronounced as "Hallasan". In the past, Hallasan has been known by numerous other names in Korean including "Buak" (부악/), "Wonsan" (원산/), "Jinsan" (진산/), "Seonsan" (선산/), "Dumuak" (두무악/), "Burasan" (부라산/), "Yeongjusan" 영주산(), and "Hyeolmangbong" (혈망봉/). Every name of Hallasan has meanings and legends. "Han" represents the universe, and "la" means "pull". Both words mean that the mountain is high enough to pull the universe. According to the old legend, if anyone were to climb up the mountain, see a star