Paektu Mountain is the highest point on which Asian peninsula?
Paektu Mountain Paektu Mountain Paektu Mountain or Baekdu Mountain is an active volcano on the China–North Korea border. At , it is the highest mountain of the Changbai and Baekdudaegan ranges. Koreans assign a mythical quality to the volcano and its caldera lake, considering it to be their country's spiritual home. This mountain is called Changbai Mountain in China. It is the highest mountain on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast China. A large crater lake, called Heaven Lake, is in the caldera atop the mountain. The caldera was formed by the VEI 7 "Millennium" or "Tianchi" eruption of 946, which erupted
Paektu Mountain name of the mountain, which is "Golmin Šanggiyan Alin". It means ever white mountain. And another Chinese name "Báitóushān" is the transliteration of Paektu Mountain. Mongolian name is "Ondor Tsagaan Aula", which means lofty white mountain. In English, various authors have used non-standard transliterations. Mount Paektu is a stratovolcano whose cone is truncated by a large caldera, about wide and deep, partially filled by the waters of Heaven Lake. The lake has a circumference of , with an average depth of and maximum depth of . From mid-October to mid-June, the lake is typically covered with ice. In 2011, experts