Khao Kho
A 1,143 metre mountain in the western Phetchabun range, in the district that shares its name. Its cool, rolling heights are dotted with viewpoints and resorts, and at dawn the valleys below often fill with mist.
- Where
- Phetchabun, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 16.6150, 100.9856
Get the Khao Kho stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Khao Kho. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Phetchabun volume with your photos and a note.
Near Khao Kho
Phu Thap Boek 34 km
A 1,794 metre mountain in Phetchabun's Lom Kao district, near the border with Loei. Hmong farmers grow cabbages on its steep slopes, and on cool mornings the fields look out over a sea of cloud.
Phu Kradueng 86 km
A flat-topped mountain in Loei rising to 1,316 metres, part of the Phetchabun range that divides the North from Isan. The long climb to its plateau is a classic Thai hike, and the top opens out into pine woods, meadows and cliff edges facing the sunrise.
Phu Ruea 105 km
A 1,365 metre peak in Loei whose name means boat mountain: from some angles it looks like an upturned hull. It rises in the Phetchabun range north of the highway between Loei town and Phetchabun, and its cool heights draw Thai visitors in the winter months.
Si Thep Historical Park 129 km
The ruins of an ancient city in Phetchabun, lived in from around the 3rd to 5th century CE until the 13th, and one of the largest city-states of the central plains in the first millennium. Its Dvaravati and Khmer monuments became a World Heritage Site in 2023.
Phu Wiang Dinosaur Museum 137 km
A geological museum in the hills of Khon Kaen province given over mainly to fossils, run by the Department of Mineral Resources. Its grounds cover some 16 hectares in Wiang Kao district, and it has been open to the public since 2009.
Erawan Cave 142 km
A cave high in a limestone hill in Nong Bua Lamphu, reached by a long stairway from the road. A large white Buddha sits at the entrance looking out over the rice fields, and the chambers behind run deep into the rock.
Wat Mahathat 144 km
The chief wat of old Sukhothai, at the centre of the walled city, its main chedi topped by a lotus-bud spire. Rows of brick columns, standing and seated Buddhas and dozens of smaller chedis surround it, reflected in the ponds at either side.
Wat Sri Sawai 144 km
A ruined wat in old Sukhothai crowned by three tall prangs in the Khmer manner, enclosed by laterite walls. It is thought to have begun as a Hindu shrine before being turned to Buddhist use.
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Questions
Where is Khao Kho?
Khao Kho is in Phetchabun, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Phu Thap Boek (34 km), Phu Kradueng (86 km), Phu Ruea (105 km).
How do I get the Khao Kho stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Khao Kho and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Phetchabun volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Khao Kho before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Phetchabun volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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