Nat Ma Taung

Mt.Victoria
Khaw-nu-soum / Mount Victoria
Nat Ma Taung/Mount Victoria
Highest point
Elevation3,070 m (10,070 ft)
Prominence2,148 m (7,047 ft)
ListingList of Ultras of Southeast Asia
Ribu
Coordinates21°14′01″N 93°54′11″E / 21.2336°N 93.9031°E / 21.2336; 93.9031
Metadata extended details of photo
Geography
Mt.Victoria is located in Myanmar
Mt.Victoria
Mt.Victoria
Location within Myanmar
LocationChin State, Myanmar
Parent rangeChin Hills
Climbing
First ascentunknown
Easiest routeclimb

Nat Ma Taung (Burmese: နတ်မတောင်; Khaw-nu-soum or Khonuamthung in Chin), also known as Mount Victoria, is the highest mountain in Chin State of Northwestern Myanmar.

Geography

With a height of 3,070 metres (10,070 ft) above sea level and a prominence of 2,148 metres (7,047 ft), Nat Ma Taung is one of the ultra prominent peaks of Southeast Asia.

Nat Ma Taung is located in three townships: Kanpatlet, Mindat and Matupi. The mountain is part of the Chin Hills range.

Ecology

Nat Ma Taung is in the Chin Hills–Arakan Yoma montane forests ecoregion. Surrounded at lower elevations by tropical and subtropical moist forests, Nat Ma Taung's higher elevations form a sky island, home to many temperate and alpine species typical of the Himalaya further north, and many endemic species.

Climate

The mountaintop has a borderline alpine climate (Köppen climate classification ET) along with Subtropical Highland climate (Köppen Cwc/Cwb) in the nearby surroundings terrain.

Climate data for Nat Ma Taung (Mount Victoria) Summit (3053m; 10070ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5)		 19.6
(67.3)		 23.2
(73.8)		 26.4
(79.5)		 25.4
(77.7)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.4
(72.3)		 20.5
(68.9)		 20.1
(68.2)		 19.8
(67.6)		 17.5
(63.5)		 15.6
(60.1)		 26.4
(79.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0)		 13.8
(56.8)		 16.7
(62.1)		 20.2
(68.4)		 18.4
(65.1)		 17.7
(63.9)		 17.7
(63.9)		 17.7
(63.9)		 15.3
(59.5)		 14.9
(58.8)		 13.2
(55.8)		 9.7
(49.5)		 15.3
(59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.4
(27.7)		 3.3
(37.9)		 7.5
(45.5)		 9.5
(49.1)		 8.7
(47.7)		 8.6
(47.5)		 8.6
(47.5)		 8.1
(46.6)		 7.2
(45.0)		 5.5
(41.9)		 1.2
(34.2)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 5.3
(41.6)
Record low °C (°F) −13.6
(7.5)		 −7.8
(18.0)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 2.3
(36.1)		 3.5
(38.3)		 4.7
(40.5)		 4.6
(40.3)		 2.4
(36.3)		 0.8
(33.4)		 −6.5
(20.3)		 −12.9
(8.8)		 −13.6
(7.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14.8
(0.58)		 7.7
(0.30)		 23.4
(0.92)		 67.9
(2.67)		 105.6
(4.16)		 178.7
(7.04)		 223.4
(8.80)		 209.2
(8.24)		 338.0
(13.31)		 201.2
(7.92)		 79.8
(3.14)		 20.4
(0.80)		 1,470.1
(57.88)
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See also

References

  1. 1 2 Peaklist - 19 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater Retrieved 23 December 2013
  2. ↑ Kyaw Paing (2006) "22-Member Mountaineering Team Conquers Mt. Victoria in Chin State (1999)" Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Yangon University Hiking and Mountaineering Association, accessed 14 June 2009
  3. ↑ Peakbagger Mount Victoria, Myanmar
  4. ↑ "Natma Taung ASEAN Heritage Park". MDN - Myanmar DigitalNews. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
  5. ↑ "Chin Hills-Arakan Yoma montane forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.