Wat Pa Daet (?????????); the name - 鈥榮unlit woodland' - indicates this was formerly a forest temple. A walled enclosure contains a viharn; sala and ho trai or library; while just outside stands an ubosot in traditional northern style; surrounded by a narrow moat.

The viharn dates from 1877 and was painstakingly restored in the mid-1980s. Decorated in black and gold; the three-tiered roof sweeps low in typical Lan Na style; with elaborate winged gables supporting flaring naga. The steps leading to the portico are guarded by Burmese-style chinthe lions and naga-makara balustrades; with the chinthe emerging from the makara mouths; an unusual synthesis found elsewhere in the Mae Chaem Valley as well as at the ho trai of Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai.

Within the viharn; after passing beneath gilded eyebrow pelmets; are a series of relatively well-preserved late 19th century murals; some of which appear to have been restored; while others are fading almost completely away due perhaps to salinity in the plaster. Of particular interest are panels showing northern Thai women with their long tresses; quite different to Bangkok fashions of the time; and a Buddha birth-scene; northern Thai style; with women crowding around Gautama's mother as she gives birth standing upright; holding on to the branches of a tree.

Tucked away in a narrow valley; Mae Chaem (???????) must rank as one of the least accessible corners of Chiang Mai. Located on the westernmost frontier of the province; it is isolated from the main Chiang Mai valley by the East Thanon Thongchai Range dominated by Doi Inthanon (???????????; at 2;565m Thailand's highest mountain); and from neighbouring Mae Hong Son province to the west by the Central Thanon Thongchai Range; including Doi Khun Bong (????????; 1;772m).