Zinghmuh
mountain range in Falam district, Chin State, Burma
Mt. Zinghmuh is a prominent mountain that ranges from Chunchung village in Hakha Township and Ramthlo village in Falam Township, Chin State. The highest peak of the range located directly above Ramthlo village is recorded as 2,564.5 m (8,414 ft) above sea level making it the third highest peak in Chin State, Myanmar, after Mt. Khonumthung (10,016 ft) and Mt. Kennedy (8,868 ft).
Location
Mt. Zinghmuh lies exactly halfway between the city of Falam and Hakha. It is 22 miles away from both cities. At the foot of this great mountain, there is a village called Ramthlo where many hikers used as base.
Name
Legend has it that a man named Ram To and his wife first settled in the region circa.
“Zinghmuh” enters the record as mountain range in Falam district, Chin State, Burma. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Zinghmuh, mountain and range can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q20992142. Authority coordinates are 22.784, 93.548. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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