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XIANGKHOANG · LAOS · ASIA
Phou Samsoum
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ELEVATIONNot verified
PROMINENCENot verified
TYPEMountain
COUNTRYLaos
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AT A GLANCE
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MOUNTAIN KNOWLEDGE
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Updated 4 November 2026. Explore the sources with each section, and check current local advice before travel.
About this mountain
- Country
Laos
- About this information
Peer-reviewed field research binds the named mountain to Xiengkhouang Province; Atlas coordinates and metrics are preserved
- Name
Phou Samsoum
- Region
Xiangkhoang
- Elevation Metres Frozen
2632
- Prominence Metres Frozen
1494
Sources & scope
Exact named mountain and province; recorded coordinates and metrics remain authoritative catalogue fields
- Mountain jade: A new high-elevation microendemic species of the genus Zhangixalus from Laos ↗Zoological Research · checked 04/11/2026
Nature & wildlife
Species recorded in the source area. Each profile explains where the evidence applies; sightings are never guaranteed.
Zhangixalus melanoleucus
Documented from study localities in montane evergreen forest on Phou Samsoum at 2,000-2,200 m
Where this record appliesPublished field localities only; not a whole-mountain abundance or visitor-sighting guarantee
A species photograph is not available yet.
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Sources & scope
Published survey localities on Phou Samsoum; not a whole-mountain abundance or visitor-sighting guarantee
- Mountain jade: A new high-elevation microendemic species of the genus Zhangixalus from Laos ↗Zoological Research · checked 04/11/2026
Conservation
- Area covered by this information
Protected-area context only; no access entitlement or precise legal boundary geometry
Phou Samsoum is described within the Yod Nam Mo-Phou Samsoum National Protected Area conservation landscape
Sources & scope
Protected-area context only; no route, entry, permit or access entitlement
- Mountain jade: A new high-elevation microendemic species of the genus Zhangixalus from Laos ↗Zoological Research · checked 04/11/2026
- Eyes in the forest: how camera traps empower people and protect biodiversity in Lao PDR ↗International Union for Conservation of Nature · checked 04/11/2026
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PLANNING COVERAGE
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