Tham Pi Man Pang Kham North - MH0165
(TH)
19.692251,98.217819
19.692251,98.217819
Length 50m Depth 0m
Location
The cave is located on the south side of a large hill, 20 mins (1 km) walk north-east from Ban Pang Kham school. It is only accesible via a steep narrow path.
Description
This inactive cave has a large cavern, 30 m wide, 10 to 20 m high and 50 m long with a 10 m wide skylight in the roof. The cavern is easily accessed through a side tunnel. The cave has few formations and many coffins are scattered across the sloping breakdown floor of the cave. The coffins are carved from a local hardwood, rather than teak and bear suggestions of metal tools in their manufacture. The cave is above the natural altitudinal limit of teak trees
Documents
Bibliography 01/06/2020- DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 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 [Mae Hong Son]
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Cave MH0166 - MH0166 | 80 | 50 |
| 0.3 | Coffin Cave MH85 - MH0085 | ||
| 0.4 | Tham Bung Yam - MH0167 | 120 | 0 |
| 0.4 | Cave MH0168 - MH0168 | ||
| 0.5 | Coffin Cave MH86 - MH0086 | ||
| 1.0 | Rock Shelter Cave - MH0081 | ||
| 1.0 | Cave MH0147 - MH0147 | 30 | 0 |
| 1.0 | Cave MH0148 - MH0148 | 15 | 0 |
| 1.0 | Tham Oon - MH0149 | 200 | 0 |