Doi Inthanon

Doi Inthanon
Naphamethinidon and Naphaphonphumisiri, two chedis near the summit of Doi Inthanon
Highest point
Elevation	2,565 m (8,415 ft)
Prominence	1,850 m (6,070 ft)
Listing	Country high point List of Ultras of Southeast Asia
Coordinates	18°35′15″N 98°29′12″E / 18.58750°N 98.48667°E / 18.58750; 98.48667Coordinates: 18°35′15″N 98°29′12″E / 18.58750°N 98.48667°E / 18.58750; 98.48667
Geography
Doi Inthanon Thailand
Location	Chiang Mai, Thailand
Parent range	Shan Hills
Geology
Mountain type	granite batholith
Climbing
Easiest route	drive

Doi Inthanon (Thai: ดอยอินทนนท์ (pronunciation)) is the highest mountain in Thailand. It is in Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province. This mountain is an ultra prominent peak, known in the past as Doi Luang (meaning "big mountain") or Doi Ang Ka, meaning the "crow's pond top". Near the mountain's base was a pond where many crows gathered. The name Doi Inthanon was given in honour of King Inthawichayanon, one of the last kings of Chiang Mai, who was concerned about the forests in the north and tried to preserve them. He ordered that after his death his remains be interred at Doi Luang, which was then renamed in his honour.

Today, the summit of Doi Inthanon is a popular tourist destination for both foreign and Thai tourists, with a peak of 12,000 visitors visiting the summit on New Year's Day. In addition to a range of tourist facilities on the summit, there is also a Royal Thai Air Force weather radar station at the summit and the Thai National Observatory (TNO) at km44.

Doi Inthanon is the highest peak of the Inthanon Range (Thai: ทิวเขาอินทนนท์) of the Thanon Thong Chai Range, a subrange of the Shan Hills in the Thai highlands stretching southwards from the Daen Lao Range. This range, the southwesternmost of the Shan Highland system, separates the Salween watershed from the Mekong watershed. Other high peaks of the Loi Lar Mountain Range are Doi Luang Chiang Dao (2,175 m), Doi Pui (1,685 m), and Doi Suthep (1,601 m).