Doi Inthanon National Park

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Doi Inthanon National Park
อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยอินทนนท์
IUCN category II (national park)
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The Wachirathan Waterfall, Doi Inthanon National Park, the highest point in Thailand
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LocationChom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Coordinates18°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
Area482 km2 (186 sq mi)
Established2 October 1972 [1]
Visitors874,372 (in 2019)
Governing bodyDepartment of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP)

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 482 square kilometres (186 sq mi) in size.[4] It was established in October 2, 1972. [5]

Pin of the highest point of Thailand in Doi Inthanon National Park
The Wachirathan Waterfall in Doi Inthanon National Park

Geography[]

The park is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Chiang Mai. It includes Karen and Meo Hmong villages of about 4,500 people.[6] 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:[7]

Vegetation type Elevation Trees Understorey (undergrowth, shrubs, herbs, etc.)
mixed deciduous forests up to 800 m Albizia, Dalbergia, Millettia, Vitex, Terminalia, Lagerstroemia Boesenbergia, Curcuma, Globba, Kaempferia
deciduous dipterocarp forests 600–800 m Dipterocarpus intricatus, Dipterocarpus obtusifolius, Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, Shorea obtusa, Shorea siamensis, Strychnos nux-vomica, Arundinaria
pine deciduous dipterocarp forests 800–1,200 m Pinus merkusii, Pinus kesiya, Dipterocarpus obtusifolius, Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, Shorea obtusa, Anneslea fragrans, Schima wallichii, Ternstroemia gymnanthera, Helicia nilagirica, , Engelhardia spicata Viburnum, Buddleja asiatica, Desmodium, Crotalaria, Indigofera; , Murdannia, , Gentiana, Polygala, Senecio
seasonal rain forests (dry evergreen forests) up to 900 m Aglaia spp., Aphanamixis polystachya, Dysoxylum andamanicum, Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, Erythrina spp., Adenanthera pavonina, Syzygium spp., Choerospondias axillaris, Dracontomelon dao, Dimocarpus longan, Nephelium hypoleucum, , Sapindus rarak Ixora, Tarenna, Capparis spp., Antidesma spp.; , Desmos chinensis, , , Entada, Derris, Dalbergia; Alpinia, Boesenbergia, Curcuma, Globba, Hedychium, Aglaonema, Amorphophallus, Arisaema
lower montane rain forests below 1,000 m Castanopsis, Lithocarpus, Quercus spp., , Actinodaphne, Cinnamomum, Litsea spp., Schima wallichii, Camellia spp., Saurauia napaulensis, , Olea spp., Diospyros spp., Podocarpus neriifolius, Cephalotaxus mannii Gigantochloa, Schizostachyum, Dendrocalamus; Dianella, Disporum, Ophiopogon, Elatostema spp., Impatiens spp., Sapria himalayana
lower montane oak forests 1,000–1,800 m Castanopsis acuminatissima, , Betula alnoides, , Lithocarpus, Quercus, Clerodendrum spp., Viburnum spp., , , , Aeschynanthus spp., Rubus, Clematis, Smilax spp.; Pteridium aquilinum; Amischotolype spp., Begonia spp., Blumea, Camchaya, Crassocephalum, Saussurea, Hedyotis spp., Mitracarpus
lower montane pine–oak forests 1,000–1,400 m Pinus kesiya, etc.
upper montane rain forests from 1,800 m , Schima wallichii, , , Acer spp., , , , Rhododendron arboreum subsp. delavayi Strobilanthes spp., , Dichroa febrifuga; ; , Gentiana spp., Impatiens spp., , Paris polyphylla; Balanophora fungosa subsp. indica; Dendrobium, Bulbophyllum, Coelogyne, Eria, Pholidota, Otochilus
upper montane peat bog 2,500 m Sphagnum, Rhododendron arboreum subsp. delavayi

Fauna[]

With 383 avifauna species,[8] it ranks second among Thailand's national parks in number of bird species.[9]

Reptile species in Doi Inthanon National Park include:[10]

Amphibian species in Doi Inthanon National Park include:[10]

Gallery[]

  • The viewpoint at the 41st km of the Highway 1009, Doi Inthanon

  • Doi Inthanon National Park

  • 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

  • Waterfall in Doi Inthanon National Park

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2515/A/148/5.PDF
  2. ^ Pronunciation
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Doi Inthanon National Park". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Jungle Law in Thailand's Forests". New Scientist. 18 Nov 1989. pp. 43–. ISSN 0262-4079. Retrieved 20 Nov 2014.
  5. ^ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2515/A/148/5.PDF
  6. ^ Zeppel, Heather (2006). Indigenous Ecotourism: Sustainable Development and Management. CABI. pp. 237–. ISBN 978-1-84593-124-7. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.
  7. ^ Chayamarit, Kongkanda and Christian Puff (2007). Plants of Doi Inthanon National Park. Bangkok: National Park Office, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
  8. ^ Poultney, Trevor (1 Jan 2003). Environments: Asia Pacific. Curriculum Press. pp. 22–. ISBN 978-1-86366-567-4. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.
  9. ^ Elliot, Stephan; Cubitt, Gerald (2001). THE NATIONAL PARKS and other Wild Places of THAILAND. New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. pp. 62–67. ISBN 9781859748862.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b 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
  11. ^ "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.

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