Shan Hills

Shan Hills
ရှမ်းရိုးမ
View of the Shan Hills in southern Shan State
Highest point
Peak	Loi Leng
Elevation	2,673 m (8,770 ft)
Coordinates	22°39′N 98°4′E / 22.650°N 98.067°E / 22.650; 98.067
Dimensions
Length	560 km (350 mi) N/S
Width	330 km (210 mi) E/W
Geography
Location of the Shan Hills
Countries	Myanmar and Thailand
Region	Southeast Asia
Range coordinates	21°30′N 98°00′E / 21.500°N 98.000°E / 21.500; 98.000
Parent range	Indo-Malayan System
Geology
Type of rock	Granite and limestone

The Shan Hills (Burmese: ရှမ်းရိုးမ; Shan Yoma), also known as Shan Highland, is a vast mountainous zone that extends through Yunnan to Myanmar and Thailand. The whole region is made up of numerous peaks separated mostly by narrow valleys, as well as a few broader intermontane basins. The ranges in the area are aligned in such a way that they link^{[clarification needed]} to the foothills of the Himalayas further to the northwest.

The highest point is Loi Leng, at an elevation of 2,673 metres (8,770 ft).^[1] Other peaks are the 2,565 m (8,415 ft) Mong Ling Shan,^[2] 2,565 m (8,415 ft) Doi Inthanon and 2,563 m (8,409 ft) m Loi Pangnao. All are ultra prominent peaks of Southeast Asia.^[3]