The Hwangnyong Mountain in North Korea (1268 meters) forms the northern end of the range.

To the east, the mountain range falls steeply into the sea, but to the west, there are more gentle slopes.

[1] Economically, the Taebaek mountains are important for the mining of iron, coal, tungsten, fluorite, and limestone.

[2] The 2018 Winter Olympics took place in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, located in the mountains.

Taebaek is also a name of a poomsae that is performed by the 3rd Dan black belts in Tae Kwon Do.