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Ermmm Andy, I have "studied" an number of different maps that I have on Thailand and none mentions "Petchabun mountains" I saw Luang Prabang range a couple of times and another name (forgot, will get it later). Where did you get the naming from? Waerth 13:49, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I have most of the info in the article from the book Thailand by Wolf Donner (ISBN 3534027795), which is a geographical book on Thailand, so at least in German usage that name is the correct one. And if you do a google search you will also find some hits for this name. It is of course possible that in English use a different name is more common, but I haven't found any (and a lot of the google hits are in english). The only thing I am not sure about yet is whether the continuation to the east is named "Dongrek mountains" (or Dongrek escarpment) for all its length, or only the easternmost part. andy 15:04, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I am sorry if I sound to sarcastic (I have been in TH to long) but I wonder if the Thais themselves have figured out an official name for the ranges yet? ;) Waerth 15:46, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I've come across some references to the Dong Phaya Yen range around there. But to confuse things, the following also mentions the Phang Hoei range:
Chaiyaphum is 332 km from Bangkok. Northbound, Highway 201 links Chaiyaphun with Loei and ends at Chaiyaphum is a mountainous province with two main ranges: The Dong Phaya Yen Mountains in the east and the Khao Khieo Mountains in the north.
The province lies at the western edge of Isan or Northeast region, separated from Thailand's central region by the Phang Hoei Range [1]
Britannica online says the Khorat Plateau is bounded by the Mekong River (north and east on the Laos border), the Phetchabun and Phang Hoei ranges (west), and the Phanom Dong Rak Range (south)[2]
Markalexander100 00:32, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)
A jees .... so what shall we call them? Maybe I'll make a trip to some bookstores and look in some atlasses. Waerth 14:09, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Googleing for "Phang Hoei" gives one interesting NASA satellite image, at which it says it's a mountain chain northeast of Lom Sak and includes the Phu Kradung National Park; as well as [3] which lists several mountain chains of Chaiyaphum, with the two westernmost Phu Phang Hoei and connects with Phu Phraya Fo which is part of the Petchabun Mountain Range. This might indicate that only the mountains west of the Menam Pa Sok are named Phetchabun mountains, yet my book explicitely put both chains together: Mit zwei nord-südlich verlaufenden Ketten, in deren Mitte das Tal des Mae Nam Pa Sok verläuft, bildet das Gebirge.... I also found one map which shows the "Phang Hoei" range - that one also names the chain west of the Pa Sok river, beginning north of highway 225 till near the border to Laos. Then at least my photo is correct, as it shows the western part. However I planned to write the article to be about all of the mountains which separate the Khorat plateau from the central plain.
But if you can find a good atlas or geographic book on Thailand let me know - then I will put that one on my shopping list for my next visit. So far most of the book on my list are about history only, so it'd make a good change. andy 20:19, 28 Jul 2004 (UTC)