Tham Jak Dtor - MH0174
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Location
On the north-west side of Doi Khao Chang Mob, the mountain behind Tham Plah. 1km west of Tham Plah a side road on the right leads to Ban Mok Jum Pae. After 500m cross over the stream on a footbridge, 100m downstream of a small dam. A footpath on the other side of the stream heads north-east back towards the mountain and then climbs up 150m along the base of the cliffs. Tham Jak Dtor is at the bottom of the northernmost of a series of three dolines on the right of the path, about 1.5km from the bridge.
Description
The cave entrance is an active forest monastery which hosts spiritual retreats for groups of up to 30 people. The sink of a seasonal stream the cave starts with a large entrance porch. Inside the entrance is a shrine to a very venerable monk. The entrance opens into a fine passage 10m wide which is encumbered with large boulders. A small active passage was met about 50m from the entrance. Not far on this is lost in a boulder choke (followed for 30m between the boulders). There a short climb up enters a big inclined chamber (30m wide by 40m high). After a delicate descent on unstable boulders one reaches a new active passage which meandered 4m below. The passage is perilous becouse it is encumbered with loose boulders. As well as being dangerous bolts would be required to rig the pitch.
Hydrology and Geology
The cave lies 200m above the presumed resurgence at Tham Plah.
Topographie
DEHARVENG, LOUIS ET AL. (1988) - UIS Grade 4
Documents
[Topo] Tham Jak Dtor 11/05/2019Bibliography 03/06/2020
- +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 DEHARVENG, LOUIS ET AL. (1988) "ExpÚditions Tha´ 87-Tha´ 88" Association PyrÚnÚenne de SpÚlÚologie, Toulouse ISBN 2-906273-02-3 DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 PRADIT (n.d.) SIDISUNTHORN, PINDAR; GARDNER, SIMON; SMART, DEAN (2006) "Caves of Northern Thailand" River Books, Thailand, ISBN 9749863135 VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | Tham Jak Dtor 2 - MH0175 | 120 | 40 |
| 1.4 | Cave MH0098 - MH0098 | ||
| 1.5 | Tham Russi - MH0097 | 10 | 0 |
| 1.6 | Tham Plah - MH0096 | 10 | 0 |
| 2.0 | Tham Nam Ru Hua Koa - MH0099 | 1806 | 15 |
| 3.4 | Cave MH0100 - MH0100 | ||
| 3.4 | Cave MH0182 - MH0182 | 20 | 0 |
| 3.5 | Cave MH0183 - MH0183 | ||
| 12.4 | Cave MH0219 - MH0219 | 10 | 10 |