The Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range (Thai: ทิวเขานครศรีธรรมราช, Thio Khao Nakhon Si Thammarat, [tʰiw kʰǎw náʔkʰɔːn sǐː tʰammarâːt]) is a mountain range on the Malay peninsula in southern Thailand, running in a north-south direction. This mountain chain is also sometimes named Banthat mountain range (ทิวเขาบรรทัด), a name which is however also used to refer to the Chanthaburi mountain range.
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The Nakhon Si Thammarat hills begin to the north with the island Ko Pha Ngan in the Gulf of Thailand, and end with the Ko Tarutao archipelago in the Andaman Sea.
The mountains are named after the town Nakhon Si Thammarat, located east of the range. This mountain range is a part of the Tenasserim Hills system. It forms the continuation of the Phuket mountain range, which runs in same direction about 100 km further west. To the south it is continued by the Sankalakhiri mountain range.
The highest elevation is the 1835 m high Khao Luang. Several smaller rivers originate in the mountain range, the Tapi River is the largest by far. Another larger river is the Trang River.
Several national parks are located in the mountain range.