| Khao Khiao Massif | |
| Other Name: | เขาเขียว |
| Country: | Thailand |
| Region: | Chonburi Province |
| Geology: | Sandstone, conglomerate |
| Length Km: | 20 |
| Length Orientation: | N/S |
| Width Km: | 10 |
| Width Orientation: | E/W |
| Highest: | Khao Khiao |
| Elevation M: | 789 |
| Range Coordinates: | 13.2417°N 105°W |
| Coordinates: | 13.2458°N 101.0708°W |
| Map: | Thailand |
The Khao Khiao Massif (Thai: เขาเขียว, in Thai pronounced as /kʰǎw kʰǐa̯w/) is a moderately high mountain range near Chonburi, eastern Thailand.[1] This massif has the last substantial forested zone in Chonburi Province, a region that is much affected by urbanization and other forms of human intervention and land degradation.
Khao Khiao is the mountain area closest to Bangkok, rising about 70 km to the southeast of the capital.
The mountains of the massif are smooth and forested. They are partly covered with dry and moist broadleaf forest in the lower ranges.
The Khao Khiao Massif rises east of the Motorway 7 to Pattaya and Rayong. The highest point in the mountains is the 789m (2,589feet) high Khao Khiao.
The Khao Khiao – Khao Chomphu Wildlife Sanctuary (Thai: เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าเขาเขียว-เขาชมภู่) is a protected area in the massif. Founded in 1974, it is an IUCN Category IV wildlife sanctuary, measuring in area.[2]
The Khao Kheow Open Zoo is at the foot of the mountain massif on its southern side.[3]