Khun Tan Range

Khun Tan Range
ทิวเขาขุนตาน
View of the Khun Tan Range in Mae Lao District
Highest point
Peak	Doi Mae Tho
Elevation	2,031 m (6,663 ft)
Coordinates	19°05′00″N 99°20′30″E / 19.08333°N 99.34167°E / 19.08333; 99.34167Coordinates: 19°05′00″N 99°20′30″E / 19.08333°N 99.34167°E / 19.08333; 99.34167
Dimensions
Length	260 km (160 mi) N/S
Width	50 km (31 mi) E/W
Geography
Map of the Thai highlands
Country	Thailand
States/Provinces	Chiang Mai Province, Chiang Rai Province, Lampang Province and Lamphun Province
Parent range	Phi Pan Nam Range
Geology
Age of rock	Triassic
Type of rock	granite, phyllite, shale and limestone

The Khun Tan Range (Thai: ทิวเขาขุนตาน or, erroneously, ทิวเขาขุนตาล) is a mountain range that occupies a central position in Northern Thailand. Most of the range is located in Chiang Mai, western Chiang Rai, Lampang and Lamphun Provinces.

The geological composition of the Khun Tan mountains is different from the neighboring Thanon Thong Chai Range in the west and the Daen Lao Range in the north. Precambrian rocks are absent in this mountain chain which is thus not part of the Shan Hills system. The geology of the Khun Tan Range is homogeneous with the Phi Pan Nam Range further east and some scholarly works designate the Khun Tan as the "Western Phi Pan Nam Range", including it as part of the Phi Pan Nam Mountain System.

The Khun Tan Range begins south of the Kok River valley, at the southern end of the Daen Lao Range in Fang District. It stretches southwards in a north/south direction turning midway to a roughly NE/SW direction between the Ping River and the Wang River until Doi Tao District. The tallest peak is 2,031 m high Doi Mae Tho (ดอยแม่โถ), also known as Doi Langka Luang (ดอยลังกาหลวง); Other peaks are 2,012 m high Doi Pha Cho (ดอยผาจ้อ), 1,348 m high Doi Khun Tan (ดอยขุนตาน), 1,668 m high Doi Mon Lan and 1,816 m high Doi Saket (ดอยสะเก็ด), also known as Doi Khun On (ดอยขุนออน).