Tham Long Yaow - MH0019
19.569546,98.318114
Location
2.5 km south-east of Ban Muang Phaem, accessible part of the way on a 4WD track in the dry season. Follow along the main stream past Tham Chedi until you reach a major side valley on the right after about 1.5 km. The path crosses the main stream and follows a tributary stream for 200 m before veering south east into a dry side valley. The small cave entrance is at the base of a low cliff on the south side of the valley after 300 m.
Description
The entrance is a low square crawl adjacent to an intermittent spring at the foot of a low cliff. It was originally only 60 cm high, but has been widened and gated by local villagers. After few metres crawl the cave opens into the main passage, 4-12 m wide and up to 10m high, meanders along an old streamway for 500 m with an earth and sand floor with some fine decoration. After 500 m a small permanent stream is met which can be followed for a short distance before it disappears into the large muddy terminal rockfall which has no obvious leads
Topographie
DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT; BRUSH, JOHN B. (ED.) (1986) - ASF Grade 4.1
Documents
[Topo] Tham Long Yaow 12/05/2019Bibliography 27/04/2020
- +Anon. (2011b) "Baseline study for ecotourism development in Mae Hong Son" Final mission report by Thailand Community Based Tourism Institute (CBT-I) for the United Nations Joint Program on Integrated Highland Livelihood Development in Mae Hong Son, Output 1.3: Ecotourism. June 2011. 175p +DILOKWANICH, S.; ET AL. (2000) "An Exploration and Database System of the Caves, Mae Hong Son Province" 6 Vols. Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Bangkok (2000) +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT; BRUSH, JOHN B. (ED.) (1986) "Caves of North-west Thailand: Report of the Australian Speleological Expeditions 1983-1986" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-2-1 62pp +FOAKES, MARTIN (1998) "Caving in North-West Thailand" International Caver No. 22 pp32-35 +HOSIE, PAUL (2010) "Under the Top of Thailand. Part One û Cave Lodge" Caves Australia No. 182 pp19-21 +Kiernan, Kevin (1991b) "Tropical mountain geomorphology and landscape evolution in North-west Thailand" Zeitschrift f³r Geomorphologie N.F. Vol. 35 No. 2 pp187-206 +Kreuss, Markus (2014) "Thailand" www.troglophil.de/?section=location&id=25 (german) [accessed April 2015] +PRICE, LIZ (1988) "Whitsun Under The Golden Triangle" Cerberus Spelaeological Society Journal Vol. 18 No. 3 pp65-68 +SPIES, JOHN (1994) "The Palaces of Darkness" Action Asia (Hong Kong) Vol.3 No.4 pp116-126 +SPIES, JOHN (2000) "Suggestions for Cave Management" in "An Exploration and Database System of Caves: Mae Hong Son Province" Vol. 6. Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Bangkok +SIDISUNTHORN, PINDAR; GARDNER, SIMON; SMART, DEAN (2006) "Caves of Northern Thailand" River Books, Thailand, ISBN 9749863135 +Weare, Robin (2014) "Mud maps and caves in Thailand" presentation at Hidden Earth 2014 +WIGFALL, MARK (1988) "Cave Lodge, Northern Thailand" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 8 No. 5 pp202-205
History
1986-05-06 (Australian expedition)
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | Tham Talu - MH0020 | 285 | 0 |
| 0.3 | Tham Phra - MH0021 | 100 | 0 |
| 0.9 | Tham Chedi - MH0185 | 30 | 0 |
| 2.4 | Cave MH0041 - MH0041 | ||
| 4.1 | Tham Nam Hu - MH0246 | 410 | 10 |
| 4.1 | Tham Lod Overhang - MH0269 | 20 | |
| 4.1 | Tham Lod - MH0001 | 1666 | 20 |
| 4.3 | Tham Hair - MH0159 | 100 | 0 |
| 4.3 | Big Knob Cave [MH0324] |