Tham Phrathat - LB0058
14.804849,100.824888
Location
Take the H3017 east from the centre of Ban Khok Tum for 3km then turn south (there is a gateway with the temple name at the junction). The road goes straight for 1.1km towards the hill then turns right to reach the temple 1.7km from the highway. From the temple a set of concrete steps lead up to the entrance.
Description
The cave is a large tunnel, 15m in diameter, with a big Buddha statue. Ascending some wooden stairs leads to another big chamber lit with daylight from the upper entrance which is a collapse doline.
Topographie
Alexander Thoma 2012 - BCRA Grade 2a
Fauna
Leopaldamys neilli (Marshall, 1976) (Chordata, Mammalia, Rodentia, Muridae) (Latinne et al. 2013) Nivienter hinpoon (Marshall, 1976) (Chordata: Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) (Latinne et al. 2013) The cave is home to Chinese Pipistrelle bats.
Documents
Bibliography 17/02/2020- +LATINNE, ALICE; WAENGSOTHORN, SURACHIT; ROJANADILOK, PRATEEP; EIAMAMPAI, KRAIRAT; SRIBUAROD, KRIANGSAK; MICHAUX, JOHAN R. (2013) "Diversity and endemism of Murinae rodents in Thai limestone karsts" Systematics and Biodiversity Vol. 11 online 22pp +WAENGSOTHORN, SURACHIT; NABHITABHATA, JARUJIN; MOONCHAN, TEANSIRI (2007) "The Ecological Distribution of Thai Endemic Rodents with a New Distributional Range of Niviventer hinpoon" The Thailand Natural History Museum Journal Vol. 2 No. 1 pp31-42 Thailand Mammal Red Data Book
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Tham Wat Sema Thong - LB0031 | ||
| 2.3 | Tham Wat Khiri Wong - LB0033 | ||
| 2.3 | Tham Rong - LB0032 | ||
| 3.5 | Tham Khuha Sawan - LB0018 | 35 | 0 |
| 4.4 | Tham Sua Luang - LB0111 | 11 | 0 |
| 4.5 | Kho Takra (Tham) [LB0134] | ||
| 4.5 | Tham Luang Ta Put - LB0116 | ||
| 5.1 | Tham Kha Samakkhi Tham - LB0056 | ||
| 5.7 | Thewa Phithak (Tham) [LB0086] |