Wat Phra That Khao Noi rises on the hill west of Nan. The chedi, the later viewpoint Buddha and the road up the mountain give the visit a different rhythm from Nan's flat old-city temples.
Nan's public-relation record dates the chedi to the reign of Chao Pu Khaeng in 1487 and describes it as a brick-and-mortar structure with Burmese-Lanna influence. The Fine Arts Department registered the temple as a national historic monument in 1980.
The terrace holds Phra Buddha Maha Udom Mongkhon Nantaburi, a large blessing Buddha made in 1999 for the king's sixth-cycle birthday. The hilltop view explains why this temple works best as a separate short drive from central Nan.