Khao Nom Sao
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| Elevation | 1,089 metres (3,573 ft) |
| Location | Ranong ( Thailand) |
| Range | Tenasserim Hills |
| Coordinates | 9°48′00″N 98°39′06″E / 9.8°N 98.65167°ECoordinates: 9°48′00″N 98°39′06″E / 9.8°N 98.65167°E |
| Type | limestone/granite |
| Easiest route | drive |
| Listing | List of mountains in Thailand |
Khao Nom Sao (เขานมสาว), "female breast mountain", is a land feature located in Ranong Province, Thailand.
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[edit] Description
Khao Nom Sao is the highest summit of a rugged mountain massif that stretches roughly from north to south in the Kra Isthmus. This mountain range represents an important catchment area for many rivers of the Ranong and Chumphon provinces, forming a natural border between both provinces.[1] Khao Daen and Khao Huai Siad, are other prominent peaks of the chain, which is part of the wider Tenasserim Hills.
This mountain is included in the Namtok Ngao National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติน้ำตกหงาว) and there are hiking trails that allow to enjoy the surrounding scenery.
[edit] Similarly named features
There are other hills across Thailand with similar names, the central theme of the name being the female breast:
- Khao Nom Sao a round hill east of Phet Kasem road in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. 10°59′00″N 99°22′00″E / 10.9833333°N 99.3666667°E
- Khao Nom Sao, a mountain in Chumphon Province. 09°46′00″N 98°43′01″E / 9.7666667°N 98.71694°E
- Khao Nom Sao, a hill in Phang Nga Province, part of a grater mountain system. 08°58′00″N 98°28′00″E / 8.9666667°N 98.4666667°E
- Khao Nom Nang (เขานมนาง), an isolated large hill in khao Kala, Nakhon Sawan Province. 15°34′00″N 100°17′00″E / 15.5666667°N 100.2833333°E
- Khao Nom Nang, an isolated hill in Khok Samae San, Lopburi. 15°19′00″N 100°51′00″E / 15.3166667°N 100.85°E
- Khao Nom Nang, the name of two hills west of Doeng Bang Nam Buat, Suphan Buri. 14°51′00″N 100°04′00″E / 14.85°N 100.0666667°E
- Khao Nom Nang, a hill north of Pak Phraek, Kanchanaburi. 14°05′00″N 99°34′00″E / 14.0833333°N 99.5666667°E
- Khao Nom Nang, a hill at Huai Krachao, Kanchanaburi. 14°18′00″N 99°43′00″E / 14.3°N 99.7166667°E
- Khao Nom Nang, a hill between Nong Pet and Chong Sadao, Kanchanaburi. 14°21′00″N 99°13′00″E / 14.35°N 99.2166667°E
- Khao Nom Wang (เขานมวังก), a small hill just east of the main road at Panomwang, also known as Khao Phanom Wang, Phatthalung Province. 07°40′58″N 100°01′01″E / 7.68278°N 100.01694°E
- Khao Nom (เขานม), was one of the former names of Khanom, a district of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, due to the surrounding mountains.[2]
Also in other parts of the world similarly named mountains are to be found, like Mount Elgon on the Uganda-Kenya border, Beinn Chìochan in Scotland and the "Bundok ng Susong Dalaga" (Maiden's breast mountains) in Talim Island, Philippines, the twin hills known as the Paps of Anu (Dá Chích Anann or the breasts of Anu), near Killarney in Ireland, among many others.
There was also a mountain, known as "Breast Mountain" with a cave in which Buddhist monk Bodhidharma (Da Mo) spent a long time in meditation.[3]
