Tat Ton National Park

Tat Ton National Park
Tat Ton National Park
อุทยานแห่งชาติตาดโตน
IUCN category II (national park)
	Tat Ton waterfall
Location	Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand
Nearest city	Chaiyaphum
Coordinates	15°59′16″N 102°2′29″E / 15.98778°N 102.04139°ECoordinates: 15°59′16″N 102°2′29″E / 15.98778°N 102.04139°E
Area	217 km2 (84 sq mi)
Established	December 1980
Visitors	388,665 (in 2019)
Governing body	Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP)

Tat Ton National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติตาดโตน) is a national park in Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand. The park is in the Laen Kha mountain range. It features waterfalls and mountain highland scenery. On 31 December 1980, Tat Ton was designated Thailand's 23rd national park.^[1]

Geography[]

Tat Ton National Park is 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Chaiyaphum town in Mueang Chaiyaphum District. The park's area is 217 square kilometres (84 sq mi).^[2]^[1]

The park encompasses three peaks of the Laen Kha mountains: Phu Kaset, Phu Dee, and Phu Youk.^[1]

Attractions[]

The park's most popular attraction is Tat Ton waterfall, 6 metres (20 ft) high but expanding to 50 metres (160 ft) width during the rainy season months from May to October.^[2] Other waterfalls in the park include Tat Fa, Pha Lang and Pha Song Chan.^[3]

Flora and fauna[]

The park's forests are Dipterocarpus (including Dipterocarpus tuberculatus and Dipterocarpus obtusifolius) and dry evergreen. Other tree species include Shorea obtusa, Shorea siamensis and Pterocarpus macrocarpus.^[1]

Animal species include barking deer, wild pig, mongoose and Siamese hare.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Tat Ton National Park". Department of National Parks (Thailand). Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b Williams, China; Beales, Mark; Bewer, Tim (February 2012). Lonely Planet Thailand (14th ed.). Lonely Planet Publications. pp. 445. ISBN 978-1-74179-714-5.
^ "National Parks in Thailand: Tat Ton National Park" (PDF). Department of National Parks (Thailand). 2015. pp. 162–163. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[DNP-1] "Tat Ton National Park". Department of National Parks (Thailand). Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.

[LPBook-2] Williams, China; Beales, Mark; Bewer, Tim (February 2012). Lonely Planet Thailand (14th ed.). Lonely Planet Publications. pp. 445. ISBN 978-1-74179-714-5.

[DNPpdf-3] "National Parks in Thailand: Tat Ton National Park" (PDF). Department of National Parks (Thailand). 2015. pp. 162–163. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

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