Doi Pui ( th, ดอยปุย), is a mountain ("doi") west of

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 ...

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. It is in elevation and is one of the twin peaks of a granite mountain. The other peak is known as

Doi Suthep Doi Suthep (ดอยสุเทพ), is a mountain ("doi") west of Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is in elevation and is one of the twin peaks of a granite mountain. The other peak is known as Doi Pui and is slightly higher (). Doi Suthep is from ...

and is slightly lower at , where the archaeological site of San Ku (สันกู่) temple, a Buddhist temple dating to approximately 800 years old, is located. The peak is situated in a protected area of

Doi Suthep–Pui National Park Doi Suthep–Pui National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยสุเทพ-ปุย) is a national park in Chiang Mai Province in Thailand. It includes Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, a Buddhist temple, and Bhubing Palace, ...

just to the west of Ban

Khun Chang Khian Khun Chang Khian ( th, ขุนช่างเคี่ยน) is a village administered as ''Moo'' 4 in Chang Phueak ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Mueang Chiang Mai District, in Chiang Mai province, Thailand. In 1999, it had a total population o ...

, a

White Hmong Hmong / Mong (; RPA: ''Hmoob,'' ; Nyiakeng Puachue: ; Pahawh: , ) is a dialect continuum of the West Hmongic branch of the Hmongic languages spoken by the Hmong people of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hainan, northern Vietnam, Thailand, ...

village located above sea level that was founded in 1955.

History

In 1957, the original evergreen forest was replaced with ''

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'' and ''

Pinus kesiya ''Pinus kesiya'' (Khasi pine, Benguet pine or three-needled pine) is one of the most widely distributed pines in Asia. Its range extends south and east from the Khasi Hills in the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, to northern Thailand, Philipp ...

'' trees.

Access

From the south, there are trails going up to the summit from a campground. From the east, trails lead to the summit from the Hmong village of

References

Thanon Thong Chai Range Geography of Chiang Mai province Mountains of Thailand {{ChiangMai-geo-stub