Keokradong
Elevation-1,230 m (4,035 ft)
Location-Keokradong
Coordinates-21°56′59″N 92°30′51″ECoordinates: 21°56′59″N 92°30′51″E
Keokradong is a peak located in Bangladesh, with a questioned altitude of 1,230 metres (4,035 ft), and it is located on the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar (also known as Burma). Some sources claim it as the highest point of Bangladesh.
On the top of Keokradong there is a small shelter and a signboard put up by the Bangladeshi military proclaiming the altitude to be 3,172 feet.
Height measured by handheld GPS shows it is 986m with 3m accuracy.
There is a controversy about the highest point of Bangladesh, and some sources indicate Mowdok Mual as the most elevated peak of the country.
Mowdok Mual
Mowdok Mual or Shaka Haphong is a peak in Bangladesh, often considered the highest point of this country, with an altitude of 1,052 metres (3,451 ft). It is located on the border between Bangladesh and Burma.
It is not officially the highest peak of Bangladesh, but studying maps and other info and data it is possibly there are no other peak higher than that. Mowdok Mual is locally also known as Saka Haphong or Clan Moy. In February 2006 a GPS reading of 1,064 metres was recorded on this summit by English adventurer Ginge Fullen. The location he recorded, 21°47′11″N 92°36′36″E / 21.78639°N 92.61°E, accurately matches the location given by Russian topographic mapping and SRTM data, although these sources show its height to be slightly lower, at 1,052 metres.
Saka Haphlong is a mountain on the Bangladesh and Myanmar border in Bangladesh. Recently two trekking clubs counted the height of "Saka Haphong" as 3,488 and 3,461 feet respectively. Any of these two figure would make it the highest mountain in Bangladesh exceeding the height of Keokradong, which is 3,172 feet high.
Tazing Dong
Another peak that is sometimes claimed to be the highest peak of Bangladesh is nearby Tazing Dong (sometimes spelled as Tahjingdong, and also known as Bijoy). It has been claimed to be 1,280 metres. Its exact location is unclear but neither Russian topographic mapping nor SRTM data show anything in the area exceeding 1,000 metres.
There are three peaks in that area known as Thajindong (Lungphe Tuang in US army 1:250K topo map and Russian 1:200k topo map). A local trekker team measured the heighest two peaks and found the middle one (N 21° 49' 16.20" - E 92° 32' 11.61") is 871m (3m accuracy) and higher than the other peak which was at N 21° 48' 58.17" - E 92° 31' 49.87" with 829m (accuracy 3m) measured height. A different measurement done by another team using Garmin GPS shows the height of the other peak as 829.66m with 3m accuracy.
Saka Haphong
The true high point of Bangladesh is a summit in the Mowdok range called Saka Haphong or Mowdok Mual, on the border with Myanmar. In February 2006 a GPS reading of 1,064 metres was recorded on this summit by English adventurer Ginge Fullen. The location he recorded, 21°47′11″N 92°36′36″E, accurately matches the location given by Russian topographic mapping and SRTM data, although these sources show its height to be slightly lower, at 1,052 metres. Recently two trekking clubs counted the height of "Saka Haphong" as 3,488 and 3,461 feet respectively. Any of these two figure would make it the highest mountain in Bangladesh exceeding the height of Keokaradong, which is 3,172 feet high.
Sippi Arsuang
Sippi Arsuang measured by a local group located at N 22°11′03.43″ E 92°29′01.57″ with height 896m (15m accuracy). In US Army 1:250k topo map this peak is shown as Ramju Taung with a height of 3016feet and in Russian 1:200k topo map it is shown as 917m.
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