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Khao Kho (Thai: เขาค้อ), is a 1143 m high mountain in Phetchabun Province, Thailand. It is in Khao Kho District. The mountain is part of the western range of the Phetchabun Mountains.

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Khao Kho
เขาค้อ
Khao Kho seen from Thailand Route 12
Highest point
Elevation	1,143 m (3,750 ft)
Listing	List of mountains in Thailand
Coordinates	16°36′54″N 100°59′08″E
Geography
Khao Kho Thailand
Location	Phetchabun Province, Thailand
Parent range	Phetchabun Mountains, western range
Climbing
First ascent	Unknown

Khao Kho was named either after the Ceylon oak[1] or after Livistona speciosa, a kind of palm tree. Both species are known as kho (Thai: ค้อ) in Thai and are abundant in the area.

Summit

A road leads to the summit where there is a memorial erected to commemorate the victims of the battles between the Royal Thai Armed Forces and insurgents of the Communist Party of Thailand. Between 1968 and 1981 there was unrest around the mountain where the provinces of Phetchabun and Phitsanulok meet.[2]

See also

• List of mountains in Thailand

References

External links

• Media related to Khao Kho Mountain at Wikimedia Commons
• "Luang Prabang montane rain forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
• Khao Kho Sacrificial Monument - Tourism Thailand

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