Dawna Range

Dawna Range
View of the Dawna Hills and route 1090 between Mae Sot and Umphang, Tak Province, Thailand
Highest point
Peak	Mela Taung
Elevation	2,080 m (6,820 ft)
Coordinates	17°12′N 98°5′E / 17.200°N 98.083°E / 17.200; 98.083
Dimensions
Length	350 km (220 mi)
Geography
Dawna Range-Southeast asia.jpg
Countries	Burma and Thailand
Parent range	Shan Hills
Geology
Type of rock	Granite, limestone

The Dawna Range (Burmese: ဒေါနတောင်တန်း; MLCTS: Dau:na. Taung:tan:;^[1] Thai: ทิวเขาถนนธงชัยตะวันตก, ทิวเขาดอยมอนกุจู), also known as Dawna Hills,^[2] is a mountain range in eastern Burma and northwestern Thailand. Its northern end is located in Kayah State where it meets the Daen Lao Range, a subrange of the Shan Hills. The range runs southwards along Kayin State as a natural border with Mon State in the west forming parallel ranges to the northern end of the Tenasserim Hills further south and southeast. The Dawna Range extends east of the Salween southwards from the Shan Hills for about 350 km, at the western limit of the Thai highlands.^[3] Its southern end reaches the Thai-Myanmar border in the Umphang area, entering Thailand west of Kamphaeng Phet. The Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary is in the Thai side of the range.^[4]

Some geographers include the Dawna Range as the western and the southern part of the Thanon Thong Chai Range (เทือกเขาถนนธงชัย). The highest point of the range is 2,080 m high Mela Taung;^[5] 2,005 m high Mulayit Taung is located at the southern end of the range.^[6]