Tham Pha Kaeo - PS0043
16.652452,100.692115
Location
From Ban Chomphu drive through the check point into the national park. 3 km after the check point Wat Tham Phra Wang Daeng is sign posted to the right (south), but continue straight on for another 150 m to a large Y junction. Turn right, go through the small hamlet and after 1.5 km there is another Y junction. Take the right hand fork and follow the track for about 1.4 km to a 90¦ right hand bend. The cave is about 600 m south of this point and access is via indistinct tracks across the fields.
Description
The entrance is a few metres to the left of the seasonal resurgence. The network of passages near the entrance become a single seasonal streamway. After 300 m a passge on the left descends to a sump. The main cobble floored passage continues through several pools and flowstone blockages that can be bypassed. After ascending through a boulder choke there is a skylight on the left and then the cave sumps after another 100 m. The cave is home to Schistura cave fish.
Topographie
SMCC/OCC April/November 2004 - Grade UISv2 3-3-BF
Fauna
Thereuopoda longicornis (Fabricius, 1793) (Arthropoda, Chilopoda, Scutigeromorpha, Scutigeridae) (Goddard and Ellis 2018)
Documents
[Topo] Tham Pha Kaeo 18/05/2019Bibliography 20/05/2019
- +BROOKS, SIMON (2005) "Orpheus in the Tower Karst" Descent No. 183 p23 +BROOKS, SIMON (2008) "Cave Exploration in Thailand û Some Recent British Cave Exploration" paper presented at 4th European Congress of Speleology, Vercors, 23-30 August 2008 3pp +ELLIS, MARTIN (2005) "Some Caves in Thailand Part 2" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 11 No. 8 pp342-357 +Ellis, Martin (2018c) "SMCC Thailand Expedition 2018 û Summary" report to the Ghar Pharau Foundation, 5pp +Goddard, Andy; Ellis, Martin (2018) "SMCC Expedition to Phitsanulok and Phetchabun 2018" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 13 No. 8 pp337-360 ***Gosset, John (2019) "Exp?dition en Tha?lande du Shepton Mallet Caving Club, du 12 au 21 f?vrier 2018ö 6 March 2019 l'Equipe Sp?l?o de Bruxelles blog [accessed March 2019]
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | Tham Nam Dan - PS0040 | 2137 | 88 |
| 2.9 | Tham Phra Wang Daeng - PS0028 | 13789 | 131 |
| 4.2 | Tham Khang Khao - PS0041 | 4022 | 71 |
| 4.2 | Tham Nam Tok - PS0059 | ||
| 4.3 | Tham Dak Ga Deen Yak - PS0058 | 210 | 7 |
| 4.3 | Tham Khun Takhan - PS0091 | 75 | 0 |
| 4.3 | Khun Takhan Shrine Cave [PS0076] | 75 | 0 |
| 4.4 | Tham Khun Takhan Resurgence - PS0057 | 25 | 5 |
| 4.4 | Tham Nam Wang Na [PS0111] | 96 | 10 |