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Wat Woranat Banphot (Khao Kop) is an old temple
of the province on the peak of Khao Kop 185.5 meters above sea level.
There are 2 ways up; a stairway of 439 steps and an asphalt road 3
meters wide. The peak has a replica of Lord Buddhas Footprint and a
pagoda encasing the relic of Lord Buddha built when Sukhothai was the
countrys capital. The temple was praised by the Department of
Religious Affairs as the best development temple of 1966. A nearby
hill is the site of some television relay stations.
Getting There: Use Highway No. 32 (Asian
Highway) and turn right onto Highway No. 117, then another right onto
Highway No. 1 (old highway) into Nakhon Sawan Municipality. Turn left
before reaching the municipality up Khao Kop. It is about 1 kilometer
from the city.
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