Like in most ranges of the area, a great proportion of the original forest cover has disappeared owing to shifting agricultural practices and illegal logging.

[6] The Luang Prabang Range is practically devoid of vehicle roads on the Sainyabuli Province side, where there is only one north-south route extending from Sainyabuli, the provincial capital, to the Thai border opposite Thailand's Loei Province.

Following the Franco-Thai War in 1941 it was annexed by Thailand again under the name Lan Chang (Million Elephants) Province, but returned to its pre-war status in 1946 following the 1946 Washington Accord.

[9] The southern part of the range saw some confrontation between December 1987 and February 1988 when Thai and Laotian forces engaged in cross-border fighting.

[11] Presently on the Thai side of the Luang Prabang Range some of the Hmong communities are regularly visited by organized tourist groups.

[13] There are large swathes of protected areas on the Thai side of the Luang Prabang Range.

[21] Phu Miang-Phu Thong Wildlife Sanctuary is another protected area on the Thai side.