Hallasan National Park summit, there is a crater lake called “Baekrokdam.” Since the mountain has high altitude, there are a number of alpine plants and animals. 1800 kinds of plants, including 400 kinds of specimen plants and 50 kinds of special plants, are living in Hallasan. So the Jeju island is designated by Biosphere Reserve in 2002 and Hallasan National Park is one of the region of Jeju Bioshere. 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,
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