Doi Inthanon National Park
Doi Inthanon National Park | |
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อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยอินทนนท์ | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
The Wachirathan Waterfall, Doi Inthanon National Park, the highest point in Thailand | |
Location within Thailand | |
Location | Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand |
Coordinates | 18°35′32″N 98°29′12″E / 18.59222°N 98.48667°ECoordinates: 18°35′32″N 98°29′12″E / 18.59222°N 98.48667°E |
Area | 482 km2 |
Established | 1972 |
Governing body | Dept of National Parks |
Website | Doi Inthanon NP |
Doi Inthanon National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยอินทนนท์),[1] nicknamed "the roof of Thailand", is in the Thanon Thong Chai Range, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand.[2] It includes Doi Inthanon, the country's highest mountain. Established in 1972, it is 482 square kilometres (186 sq mi) in size.[3]
Geography
The park is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Chiang Mai. It includes Karen and Meo Hmong villages of about 4,500 people.[4] Its elevation ranges between 800–2,565 metres (2,625–8,415 ft). Within its borders are a number of waterfalls: Mae Klang Falls, Wachiratan Falls, Siriphum Falls, and Mae Ya Falls.[2] The park has varied climatic and ecologically different sections.
Flora and fauna
Flora includes evergreen cloud forest, sphagnum bog, and deciduous dipterocarp forest.[3] There are some relict pines.[2] With 383 avifauna species,[5] it ranks second among Thailand's national parks in number of bird species.
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Subtropical semi-evergreen seasonal forest at the end of the dry season
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Cethosia biblis, Doi Inthanon National Park
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An adult male green-tailed sunbird
References
- ↑ Pronunciation
- 1 2 3 "Doi Inthanon National Park". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Jungle Law in Thailand's Forests". New Scientist. 18 Nov 1989. pp. 43–. ISSN 0262-4079. Retrieved 20 Nov 2014.
- ↑ Zeppel, Heather (2006). Indigenous Ecotourism: Sustainable Development and Management. CABI. pp. 237–. ISBN 978-1-84593-124-7. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.
- ↑ Poultney, Trevor (1 Jan 2003). Environments: Asia Pacific. Curriculum Press. pp. 22–. ISBN 978-1-86366-567-4. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.
External links
- Doi Inthanon National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Doi Inthanon National Park. |
- thaibirding.com on Doi Inthanon
- Betz, H., Srisanga, P., Suksathan, P. (2014). Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Selected Plants of Doi Inthanon