Khao Kho ( th, เขาค้อ), is a 1143 m high mountain in

Phetchabun Province Phetchabun ( th, เพชรบูรณ์, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, P ...

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. It is in Khao Kho District. The mountain is part of the western range of the

Phetchabun Mountains The Phetchabun mountains ( th, ทิวเขาเพชรบูรณ์, , ) are a mountain massif in Phetchabun, Phitsanulok, Loei and Chaiyaphum Provinces, Thailand. It consists of two parallel mountain chains, with the valley of the Pa Sa ...

. Khao Kho was named either after the Ceylon oak or after ''

Livistona speciosa ''Livistona speciosa'' is a species of fan palm in the family Arecaceae. Description and distribution It is a tall palm that can reach 25 m in length and a diameter of 30 cm. It has large fan-shaped leaves. ''Livistona speciosa'' is native ...

'', a kind of palm tree. Both species are known as ''kho'' ( th, ค้อ) in Thai and are abundant in the area.

Summit

A road leads to the summit where there is a memorial erected to commemorate the victims of the battles between the

Royal Thai Armed Forces The Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) ( th, กองทัพไทย; ) are the armed forces of the Kingdom of Thailand. The nominal head of the Thai Armed Forces (จอมทัพไทย; ) is the King of Thailand. The armed forces are ...

and insurgents of the

Communist Party of Thailand The Communist Party of Thailand ( Abrv: CPT; th, พรรคคอมมิวนิสต์แห่งประเทศไทย, ) was a communist party in Thailand active from 1942 until the 1990s. Initially known as the Communist Party ...

. Between 1968 and 1981 there was unrest around the mountain where the provinces of Phetchabun and

Phitsanulok Phitsanulok ( th, พิษณุโลก, ) is an important, historic city in lower northern Thailand and is the capital of Phitsanulok Province. Phitsanulok is home to Naresuan University and Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, as well a ...

meet.Khao Kho Sacrificial Monument
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* *{{WWF ecoregion, id=im0121, name=Luang Prabang montane rain forests
Khao Kho Sacrificial Monument - Tourism Thailand
Geography of Loei province Mountains of Thailand Phetchabun Mountains

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