Khao Luang
The highest mountain in southern Thailand, rising inland from Nakhon Si Thammarat. Its forested slopes form the heart of the national park that shares its name.
- Where
- Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 8.4936, 99.7300
Get the Khao Luang stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Khao Luang. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Nakhon Si Thammarat volume with your photos and a note.
Near Khao Luang
Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan 28 km
The great wat of Nakhon Si Thammarat, a religious centre since the 8th century on a site where a Hindu shrine once stood. Its main chedi, Phra Borommathat, was raised in the early 13th century over a relic of the Buddha, and each year it is wrapped in cloth in a festival that draws pilgrims from across the south.
Khao Phanom Bencha National Park 92 km
A national park in the hills north of Krabi town, named after the mountain of Khao Phanom Bencha at its heart. It protects a stretch of virgin rainforest and rare wildlife, a world away from the beaches along the coast below.
Khao Ok Thalu 104 km
A karst peak standing over the town of Phatthalung with a hole worn right through near its top. The name means the mountain with a pierced chest, and it is the emblem of the province.
Railay Beach 112 km
A small peninsula between Krabi town and Ao Nang, cut off from the mainland by limestone cliffs, so the only way in is by boat. Climbers come from all over the world for the cliffs, and the beaches of Phra Nang, West and East Railay and Ton Sai lie beneath them.
Ko Jum 112 km
A quiet island about 25 kilometres south of Krabi town, with three villages and a slow pace of life. Also known as Ko Pu, it has beaches face west across the Andaman Sea.
Ao Nang 113 km
A resort town on the Krabi coast, one of the ten subdistricts of Mueang Krabi, its beach framed by tall limestone cliffs. Long-tail boats leave straight from the sand for Railay and the islands offshore.
Ko Samui 116 km
Thailand's second largest island after Phuket, 228 square kilometres of beaches, coconut groves and forested hills in the Gulf of Thailand. Millions of visitors come every year, yet it still governs itself as a municipality of its own.
Ko Poda 117 km
A small limestone island about 8 kilometres off Ao Nang, ringed with white sand and shallow, clear water. It is the largest of the Poda group, with Ko Kai, Ko Mo and Ko Thap, and all of them fall within a national park.
Questions
Where is Khao Luang?
Khao Luang is in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan (28 km), Khao Phanom Bencha National Park (92 km), Khao Ok Thalu (104 km).
How do I get the Khao Luang stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Khao Luang and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Nakhon Si Thammarat volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Khao Luang before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Nakhon Si Thammarat volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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