Thanon Thong Chai Range

Thanon Thong Chai Range
Thanon Range / Tanen Taunggyi
Thanon Thong Chai Range; Thanon Range / Tanen Taunggyi
เทือกเขาถนนธงชัย
	The east side of the eastern Thanon Thong Chai Range rising above Chiang Mai airport
Highest point
Peak	Doi Inthanon
Elevation	2,565 m (8,415 ft)
Coordinates	18°35′16″N 98°29′13″E / 18.58778°N 98.48694°E
Dimensions
Length	170 km (110 mi) N/S
Width	80 km (50 mi) E/W
Geography
	Map of the Thai highlands
Country	Thailand
Provinces	Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son and Lamphun
Parent range	Shan Hills
Geology
Age of rock	Precambrian
Type of rock	Granite and limestone

The Thanon Thong Chai Range (Thai: ทิวเขาถนนธงชัย, pronounced [tʰīw kʰǎw tʰānǒn tʰōŋ t͡ɕʰāj], formerly Thanon Range; Burmese Tanen Taunggyi)^[1] is a mountain range in northern Thailand. Its tallest peak is Doi Inthanon, the highest point in Thailand. Most of the range is in Chiang Mai Province, with parts in Mae Hong Son and Lamphun Provinces.

Geologically in the Thanon Thong Chai Range, as in the other southern subranges of the Shan Hills, layers of alluvium are superimposed on hard rock. Precambrian rocks are present in this range, but absent in the ranges further east, such as the Khun Tan Range.^[2]

^ North of Thailand Archived 2012-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Geology of Thailand". Department of Mineral Resources. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[1] North of Thailand Archived 2012-01-28 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Geology of Thailand". Department of Mineral Resources. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

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