Khun Tan Range

Khun Tan Range
Khun Tan Range
ทิวเขาขุนตาน
	View of the Khun Tan Range in Mae Lao District
Highest point
Peak	Doi Mae Tho
Elevation	2,031 m (6,663 ft)
Coordinates	19°05′00″N 99°20′30″E / 19.08333°N 99.34167°E
Dimensions
Length	260 km (160 mi) N/S
Width	50 km (31 mi) E/W
Geography
	Map of the Thai highlands
Country	Thailand
Provinces	Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lampang and Lamphun
Parent range	Phi Pan Nam Range
Geology
Age of rock	Triassic
Type of rock	granite, phyllite, shale and limestone

The Khun Tan Range rising beyond Chiang Mai seen from Doi Suthep on the other side of the valley

Mae Kuang Reservoir NE of Chiang Mai with the Khun Tan Range in the background and a seasonal wildfire

Entrance to the Khun Tan Tunnel. The haze caused by wildfire smoke is common during the dry season.

The Khun Tan Range (Thai: ทิวเขาขุนตาน or, erroneously, ทิวเขาขุนตาล^[1]) is a mountain range that occupies a central position in Northern Thailand. Most of the range is located in Chiang Mai, western Chiang Rai, Lampang and Lamphun Provinces.^[2]

The geological composition of the Khun Tan mountains is different from the neighboring Thanon Thong Chai Range in the west and the Daen Lao Range in the north. Precambrian rocks are absent in this mountain chain which is thus not part of the Shan Hills system.^[3] The geology of the Khun Tan Range is homogeneous with the Phi Pan Nam Range further east^[4] and some scholarly works designate the Khun Tan as the "Western Phi Pan Nam Range", including it as part of the Phi Pan Nam Mountain System.^[5]

^ ผศ.นงรัตน์ พยัคฆันตร. ภูมิศาสตร์การท่องเที่ยวไทย. มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสวนดุสิต พ.ศ. 2528 (ปรับปรุง พ.ศ. 2549)
^ Northern Thailand Archived 2012-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Geology of Thailand - Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Bangkok". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
^ ทิวเขาผีปันน้ำ Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Thai)
^ "Sarasawadee Ongsakul, The History of Lanna". Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2012-02-27.

[1] ผศ.นงรัตน์ พยัคฆันตร. ภูมิศาสตร์การท่องเที่ยวไทย. มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสวนดุสิต พ.ศ. 2528 (ปรับปรุง พ.ศ. 2549)

[2] Northern Thailand Archived 2012-01-28 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Geology of Thailand - Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Bangkok". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2012-01-20.

[4] ทิวเขาผีปันน้ำ Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Thai)

[5] "Sarasawadee Ongsakul, The History of Lanna". Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2012-02-27.

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