Changbaishan, North Korea

Stratovolcano · 2,744 m (9,003 ft) · China-E

Changbaishan is a stratovolcano in North Korea, 2,744 m (9,003 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1700 to 1799. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here.

Changbaishan on the map

Changbaishan and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 2,744 m (9,003 ft)
Country: North Korea
Region: China-E
Summit: 41.980° N, 128.080° E
Last known eruption: 1700 to 1799
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 305060

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

946VEI 7

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.