Doi Mae Tho ( th, ดอยแม่โถ), also known as Doi Langka Luang (ดอยลังกาหลวง) or Doi Lang Ka (ดอยลังกา), is a mountain in
Thailand
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, part of the
Khun Tan Range
The Khun Tan Range ( th, ทิวเขาขุนตาน or, erroneously, ทิวเขาขุนตาล) is a mountain range that occupies a central position in Northern Thailand. Most of the range is located in Chiang Mai, west ...
.
The mountain rises southwest of
Wiang Pa Pao District
Wiang Pa Pao (; ) is the southwesternmost district ('' amphoe'') of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mae Suai and Phan of Chiang Rai Province; Wang Nuea and Mueang Pan ...
,
Chiang Rai Province, near the point where the province meets with
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in ...
and
Lampang Province
Lampang ( th, ลำปาง, ; Northern Thai: ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), lies in upper northern Thailand. The old name of Lampang was ''Khelang Nakhon''.
Geography
Lampang is in the broad river valley of the ...
s. With a height of 2,031 metres, it is the highest point of the Khun Tan Range.
Heritage - Northern Thailand
Its summit is less than eight kilometres southeast of Route 118 between Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in ...
and Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai ( th, เชียงราย, ; nod, , เจียงฮาย, ) is the northernmost major city in Thailand, with a population of about 200,000 people. It is located in Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province. Chiang Rai ...
.
See also
*Thai highlands
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*List of mountains in Thailand
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References
External links
Khun Chae National Park
Mountains of Thailand
Khun Tan Range
Two-thousanders of Asia
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