Had some time and still some mms on my fronttire left so invited Boy to a ride together to an unknown small hill and totally undervalued small NP near the #1150 between Phrao and Wiang Papao. Don't get fooled by Googennnn Maps as the best road to go there is from the 1150 only and not what the IT shxxxs otherwise suggest.
Turn off point is here:
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It's a small concrete/asphalt/pothole road, many places just single lane with NO traffic at all. There are signs in Thai but small lettered English below it, just follow: Doi Mon Lan. Some waypoints you need to pass:
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Until you finally reach:
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There's a visitor center and a shop which was closed today due to some village festival nearby. They provide a huge parking and camping area, spotlessy clean toilets with showers. Entrance fee is B100.- for farang and B20.- for locals and mocy. As inside a NP, no alohonnn available. From the visitor center you can walk up to the peak for around 20-30 minutes, beautiful, well kept area and if there's no fog and clouds you get magnificient views down to Phrao valley and even can see Doi Luang Chiang Dao in the distance.
You need to bring everything yourself: tent, mattress and other amenities. There's a fireplace behind the visitor center not far from the restrooms.
Road up there is quite good although sometimes sand on it or in some parts a litten potholed.
My advice: go there soon, as once BKK has discovered it, it will not be such a marvel any longer.
FYI we were there 15.11.25 at noon and it had around 19-20°C, the peak is at 1,695 msl, so expect the corresponding flora and fauna up there.
And please careful, there's another similar named mountain in Phayao province too but not accessible like the Phrao one.
Turn off point is here:
19°19'53.0"N 99°19'24.6"E
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Mon Lan Mountain Peak · Phrao District, Chiang Mai
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There's a visitor center and a shop which was closed today due to some village festival nearby. They provide a huge parking and camping area, spotlessy clean toilets with showers. Entrance fee is B100.- for farang and B20.- for locals and mocy. As inside a NP, no alohonnn available. From the visitor center you can walk up to the peak for around 20-30 minutes, beautiful, well kept area and if there's no fog and clouds you get magnificient views down to Phrao valley and even can see Doi Luang Chiang Dao in the distance.
You need to bring everything yourself: tent, mattress and other amenities. There's a fireplace behind the visitor center not far from the restrooms.
Road up there is quite good although sometimes sand on it or in some parts a litten potholed.
My advice: go there soon, as once BKK has discovered it, it will not be such a marvel any longer.
FYI we were there 15.11.25 at noon and it had around 19-20°C, the peak is at 1,695 msl, so expect the corresponding flora and fauna up there.
And please careful, there's another similar named mountain in Phayao province too but not accessible like the Phrao one.
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