Cave PL28 - CM0228
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Location
On the western end of the Doi Luang Chiang Dao massif. The entrance is known to the local population. You can get to it by going to PL26 and the traversing the slope to the east for a bit before cutting up to the wooded slope where there is the depression with the cave entrance.
Description
The entrance drops into a large chamber measuring 6 x 12 m which drops away to the south-east and west. At the south-east end of the chamber a descending passage ends at a blockage of mud and rubble, while the other passage at the western side is a 10 m long meander to the deepest point of the cave. The meander has cave coral while in the main chamber there is flowstone, curtains and stalactites.
Documents
Bibliography 03/07/2019- PARMA, CHRISTIAN (1987) "Chiang Dao" Taternik Vol. 63 No. 1 pp34-35 (Polish) PARMA, CHRISTIAN (1987) Unpublished notes on 1987 Polish expedition (Polish) PARMA, CHRISTIAN (1988) "Expedition Polonaise Chiang Dao '87" Spelunca No. 30 p9 (French)
History
The cave was explored on the 14th February by Z. Szczepkowski and T. Swider.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 | Shaft PL26 - CM0226 | 31 | 22 |
| 0.4 | Shaft PL27 - CM0227 | 48 | 38 |
| 0.4 | Shaft P3 - CM0015 | 29 | 29 |
| 0.5 | Cave PL25 - CM0225 | 59 | 33 |
| 0.7 | Shaft PL19 - CM0219 | 10 | 5 |
| 0.8 | Cave PL22 - CM0222 | 140 | 20 |
| 0.8 | Cave PL18 - CM0218 | 44 | 21 |
| 0.8 | Shaft PL23 - CM0223 | 45 | 45 |
| 0.9 | Cave PL20 - CM0220 | 100 | 75 |