Doi Inthanon National Park
Doi Inthanon National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยอินทนนท์),[2] nicknamed "the roof of Thailand", is in the Thanon Thong Chai Range, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand.[3] It includes Doi Inthanon, the country's highest mountain. It contains an area of 301,184 rai ~ 482 square kilometres (186 sq mi) in size.[4] It was established on October 2, 1972.[1]


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อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยอินทนนท์ | |
![]() The Wachirathan Waterfall, Doi Inthanon National Park, the highest point in Thailand | |
Location | Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand |
Coordinates | 18°35′32″N 98°29′12″E |
Area | 482 km2 (186 sq mi) |
Established | 2 October 1972 [1] |
Visitors | 874,372 (in 2019) |
Governing body | Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) |
Geography
The park is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Chiang Mai. It includes Karen and Meo Hmong villages of about 4,500 people.[5] 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.[3] The park has varied climatic and ecologically different sections.
Flora
Flora includes evergreen cloud forest, sphagnum bog, and deciduous dipterocarp forest.[4] There are some relict pines.[3]
Plant communities of Doi Inthanon vary according to elevation. Below is a table of main plants by vegetation type:[6]
Fauna
With 383 avifauna species,[7] it ranks second among Thailand's national parks in number of bird species.[8]
- Subtropical semi-evergreen seasonal forest at the end of the dry season
- Cethosia biblis, Doi Inthanon National Park
- An adult male green-tailed sunbird
Reptile species in Doi Inthanon National Park include:[9]
- Acanthosaura lepidogaster
- Gekko gecko
- Hemidactylus frenatus
- Hemidactylus platyurus
- Hemiphyllodactylus chiangmaiensis
- Ahaetulla prasina
- Hebius khasiensis
- Trimeresurus popeiorum
- Cyrtodactylus inthanon[10]
Amphibian species in Doi Inthanon National Park include:[9]
Gallery
- View from Inthanon peak
- The viewpoint at the 41st km of the Highway 1009, Doi Inthanon
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- Cherry blossom flowers all over the area at Doi Inthanon National Park
- A scenic walkway in the area of Doi Inthanon National Park
- Mae Ya Waterfall in Doi Inthanon National Park
- Siri Phum Waterfall in Doi Inthanon National Park
- Siri Than Waterfall in Doi Inthanon National Park
- Vegetation on the slopes of Doi Inthanon
- Stream in the mountains
References
- Pronunciation
- "Doi Inthanon National Park". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- "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.
- Chayamarit, Kongkanda and Christian Puff (2007). Plants of Doi Inthanon National Park. Bangkok: National Park Office, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
- Poultney, Trevor (1 Jan 2003). Environments: Asia Pacific. Curriculum Press. pp. 22–. ISBN 978-1-86366-567-4. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.
- Elliot, Stephan; Cubitt, Gerald (2001). THE NATIONAL PARKS and other Wild Places of THAILAND. New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. pp. 62–67. ISBN 9781859748862.
- Kirati Kunya, Montri Sumontha, Nonn Panitvong, Wuttipong Dongkumfu, Thana Sirisamphan and Olivier S. G. Pauwels. 2015. A New Forest-dwelling Bent-toed Gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) from Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand. Zootaxa. 3905(4):573-584. [p.579] DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3905.4.9
- "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2015] Cyrtodactylus inthanon | ตุ๊กกายดอยอินทนนท์ | Doi Inthanon Bent-toed Gecko • A New Forest-dwelling Bent-toed Gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) from Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand". 16 January 2015.
External links
Doi Inthanon National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage
