Khao Noi (Tham) [KA0441]
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Location
The cave is located in an isolated tower in the grounds of the Uthum Phon Wanaram Monk's Campsite, on the east side of the H3272, 1km south of Ban Rai. From the wat, a short steep walk up concrete steps reaches the entrance to the cave where a statue is situated.
Description
Topographie
SMART, DEAN (1996) - BCRA Grade 3b
General description
The entrance is small, 2 meters high by 2 meters wide and cannot be seen from the wat as it is sited in a corner of the tower. Inside the cave ascends steeply on a sandy floor to a sudden enlargement. Here the rift type passage is 15 meters high and daylight enters from the roof. A chamber follows with some large boulders, a wooden sleeping platform and some active flowstone cascades. This chamber is formed off the line of the main cave. Past the chamber, a 4 meters climb up a ladder reaches a second, smaller room which also contains a sleeping platform as well as a Buddha. Up the steep slope to the left, a skylight enters a small chamber. From here, a 3 meters climb leads into a passage which opens out after a further 2 meters climb into the final chamber. The floor of this room is 24 meters above the entrance. Another two skylight entrances are found here along with many large, breakdown boulders and a 10 meters deep hole back into the cave. This is possibly Duangkhae's Cave D39.
Documents
Bibliography 22/09/2019- +DUANGKHAE, S. (1991) "Search for Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat Craseonycteris thonglongyai in Western Thailand" The Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society Vol. 39 No. 1 pp1-17 +NATIONAL PARK OFFICE (2006) "National Parks in Thailand" National park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok 280pp +SMART, DEAN (1996) "Caves of Thong Pha Phum National Park, Kanchanaburi Province, W. Thailand" Royal Forest Department, Bangkok unpublished report 11pp +Srisonchai, Ruttapon; Enghoff, Henrik; Likhitrakarn, Natdanai; Panha, Somsak (2018) "A revision of dragon millipedes I: genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923, with the description of eight new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)" ZooKeys No. 761 pp1-177 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.761.24214
History
The Buddha image is honoured by the local villagers.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Khao Noi 2 (Tham) [KA0467] | 20 | 0 |
| 1.1 | Nar Tang (Tham) [KA0468] | 74 | 2 |
| 5.4 | Tham Pong Chang [KA0598] | ||
| 7.4 | Tham Nam Khao Tha Khanun - KA0235 | 125 | 0 |
| 7.7 | Nam Khao Tha Khanum (Tham) | ||
| 9.3 | Tham Phra - KA0354 | 100 | 25 |
| 10.2 | Spring KA355 - KA0355 | 3 | 3 |
| 10.3 | Tham Lek Lek - KA0105 | ||
| 11.5 | Tham Chet Mit Resurgence Cave - KA0351 | 10 | 0 |