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Chong Phli - Spirit Mountain

Climbing area · Thailand

Is it worth the trip?

13Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 2: Rock wet, not dry in the forecast, Rock about 32 °C, Rain 6.7 mm

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 32 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
32°C
Air
30°C
Rain
6.7 mm

Tue 3 · 17 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
29°C
Air
31°C
Rain
2.2 mm

Wed 4 · 17 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
29°C
Air
29°C
Rain
2.2 mm

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
28°C
Air
30°C
Rain
4.2 mm

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
29°C
Air
30°C
Rain
12.3 mm

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
29°C
Air
31°C
Rain
3 mm

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
27°C
Air
30°C
Rain
3.3 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 132, poor
  2. Mon 232, poor
  3. Tue 317, poor
  4. Wed 417, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor
  9. Mon 918, poor
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in one fact

  • 9 cragsmapped within 5 km

Full forecast

every day, every number
Weather forecast and score for each day at Chong Phli - Spirit Mountain
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov*32, poorWet33°C31°C2.5 mm
Mon 2Nov32, poorWet32°C30°C6.7 mm
Tue 3Nov17, poorWet29°C31°C2.2 mm
Wed 4Nov17, poorWet29°C29°C2.2 mm
Thu 5Nov0, poorWet28°C30°C4.2 mm
Fri 6Nov0, poorWet29°C30°C12.3 mm
Sat 7Nov0, poorWet29°C31°C3 mm
Sun 8Nov0, poorWet27°C30°C3.3 mm
Mon 9Nov18, poorWet30°C30°C4.2 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poorWet25°C26°C1.5 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

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About Chong Phli - Spirit Mountain

9 crags mapped. The nearest town to stay in is Ban Ao Nang.

  • Crags 9 crags mapped.
  • Rock No source states the rock.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,220–US$2,430 each

about US$1,220–US$2,430 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to HKT, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$898–US$1,860
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$47–US$80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$114–US$188
Food7 days eating outabout US$114–US$208
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$47–US$87
Totalabout US$1,220–US$2,430

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Ban Ao Nang

Closest

Ban Ao Nang

8 min by car · 238 places to stay

about US$40/nightcountry average

See 238 places to stay in Ban Ao Nang · Booking.com

About Ban Ao Nang its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$40 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 28h 05m

About 28h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HKT, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 1h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.