DANGREK MOUNTAINS

Khmer Chuor Phnum Dngrk, French Chane de Dangrek forested range of hills averaging 1,5002,000 feet (450600 m) and dividing Thailand from Cambodia. This eastwest-trending range extends from the Mekong River westward for approximately 200 miles (320 km), merging with the highland area near San Kamphaeng, Thailand. Essentially the southern escarpment of the sandstone Khorat Plateau of northeastern Thailand, the Dngrk range slopes gradually northward to the Mun River in Thailand but falls more abruptly in the south to the Cambodian plain. Its highest point is 2,497 feet (761 m).