Seoraksan's Average Peak Is Today, Judged From the Ticket Booth
Woody Magazine We write the things that aren't news Oct. 17, 2026 (Sat.) Travel Oct. 17, 2026 Seoraksan's Average Peak Is Today. Korea's Weather Service Calls It From the Ticket Booth Search for Seoraksan's peak foliage date and you get three: Oct. 17, Oct. 20 and Oct. 25. Each comes from a different question. 한국어판 → At a Glance This story in six cards. Swipe to see more → Anyone planning a trip to Seoraksan this weekend has probably searched for the peak date and come away confused. Seoraksan, a national park in South Korea's northeast, seems to have three peak dates. Some sites say Oct. 17. Some say Oct. 20. Others say Oct. 25. It is natural to assume that two of them are mistakes. That does not follow. Picture a student whose test score rises a little every day. One school sets its pass mark at 50, another at 80. The student is the same, but the acceptance letters arrive on different days. Autumn color works the same way on a Korean...