Kachin Hills

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Kachin Hills
Kachin Hills
Highest point
Peak	Bumhpa Bum
Elevation	3,411 m (11,191 ft)
Coordinates	26°41′N 97°14′E / 26.683°N 97.233°E / 26.683; 97.233
Geography
Country	Burma
Region	Southeast Asia
Borders on	Burma, Arunachal Pradesh (India), Tibet and Yunnan (China)
Geology
Type of rock	Granite, limestone

The Kachin Hills are a heavily forested group of highlands in the extreme northeastern area of the Kachin State of Burma. They consist of a series of ranges running mostly in a N/S direction, including the Kumon Bum subrange of which the highest peak is Bumhpa Bum with an elevation of 3,411 metres (11,191 ft)^[1] one of the ultra-prominent peaks of Southeast Asia. The Kachin Hills are inhabited by the Kachin people.