Doi Inthanon National Park

Doi Inthanon National Park
อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยอินทนนท์
IUCN category II (national park)

The Wachirathan Waterfall, Doi Inthanon National Park, the highest point in Thailand
Map showing the location of Doi Inthanon National Park

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°E / 18.59222; 98.48667Coordinates: 18°35′32″N 98°29′12″E / 18.59222°N 98.48667°E / 18.59222; 98.48667
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.

References

  1. Pronunciation
  2. 1 2 3 "Doi Inthanon National Park". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Jungle Law in Thailand's Forests". New Scientist. 18 Nov 1989. pp. 43–. ISSN 0262-4079. Retrieved 20 Nov 2014.
  4. Zeppel, Heather (2006). Indigenous Ecotourism: Sustainable Development and Management. CABI. pp. 237–. ISBN 978-1-84593-124-7. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.
  5. Poultney, Trevor (1 Jan 2003). Environments: Asia Pacific. Curriculum Press. pp. 22–. ISBN 978-1-86366-567-4. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.

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