# Phnom Samkos

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**Phnom Samkos** (Khmer: *ភ្នំសំកុស*; **Samkos Mountain**) is the second-highest peak in Cambodia, located in the western [Cardamom Mountains](/source/Cardamom_Mountains) at 1,759 metres (5,771 ft) [above sea level](/source/Above_sea_level). It is situated within the [Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary](/source/Phnom_Samkos_Wildlife_Sanctuary), which takes its name from the mountain, and [Central Cardamom Mountains National Park](/source/Central_Cardamom_Mountains_National_Park). The elevation and surrounding forest basin support a large variety of rare [flora](/source/Flora) and [fauna](/source/Fauna).[1]

## See also

- [List of ultras of Southeast Asia](/source/List_of_ultras_of_Southeast_Asia)
- [Wildlife of Cambodia](/source/Wildlife_of_Cambodia)

## References

1. Terry C. H. Sunderland; Jeffrey Sayer; Minh Ha Hoang (2013). [*Evidence-based Conservation: Lessons from the Lower Mekong*](https://books.google.com/books?id=1B3PsQArBIMC&pg=PA202). Routledge. pp. 202–. ISBN 978-1-84971-394-8.

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