Doi Luang National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยหลวง) is one of the biggest
national parks in
Northern Thailand.
It covers the
Mae Suai,
Phan and
Wiang Pa Pao districts of
Chiang Rai Province,
Wang Nuea and
Ngao of
Lampang Province as well as
Mae Chai
Mae Chai ( th, แม่ใจ, ) is a small town and subdistrict (''tambon'') in Mae Chai District, in Phayao Province, Thailand. It is the principal town in the district. The town is split with ''tambon'' Si Thoi. As of 2005, it has a populati ...
and
Mueang Phayao of
Phayao Province.
Description
Doi Luang National Park, with an area of 730,927 rai ~
[
] is located in the northwesternmost mountain chains of the
Phi Pan Nam Range and was established in 1990 by combining the area of four existing parks.
1,426 m high
Doi Luang, a mountain located towards the northern end of the park in
Mae Chai District, should not be confused with
Doi Luang, with an altitude of 1,694 m the highest mountain of the Phi Pan Nam Range, that is located about 30 km further south in the same mountain chain. The sources of the
Wang
Wang may refer to:
Names
* Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname
* Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname
* Titles in Chinese nobility
* A title in Korean nobility
* A title in Mongolian nobility
Places
* Wang River in Thai ...
and the
Lao River are in this mountainous area. The park also has rugged rock formations and scenic
waterfalls such as Namtok Pu Kaeng, Namtok Cham Pa Thong and Namtok Wang Kaew.
Trekthailand - Doi Luang National Park
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Flora and fauna
Trees in the protected area include '' Mesua ferrea'', '' Hopea odorata'', '' Toona ciliata'', ''Lagerstroemia tomentosa
''Lagerstroemia tomentosa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lythraceae. It is found in Indochina, including in Yunnan, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), ...
'' and ''Irvingia malayana
''Irvingia malayana'', also known as wild almond ( vi, Kơ nia, th, กระบก, km, ចំបក់) or barking deer’s mango, is a tropical evergreen tree species in the family Irvingiaceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin meani ...
''.
Animals in the park area include the Asian black bear, sun bear, muntjac, the Indochinese leopard, bamboo rat, tree shrews
The treeshrews (or tree shrews or banxrings) are small mammals native to the tropical forests of South and Southeast Asia. They make up the entire order Scandentia, which split into two families: the Tupaiidae (19 species, "ordinary" treeshrews) ...
; among the birds the blue-winged siva
The blue-winged minla (''Actinodura cyanouroptera''), also known as the blue-winged siva, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
It has in the past been placed in the genus ''Minla'' and also in the monotypic ''Siva''.
It is found i ...
and the red-billed blue magpie deserve mention.
See also
* List of national parks of Thailand
* List of Protected Areas Regional Offices of Thailand
References
External links
DNPDoi Luang National Park - Tourism Thailand
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Geography of Chiang Rai province
Geography of Lampang province
Geography of Phayao province
Tourist attractions in Chiang Rai province
Tourist attractions in Lampang province
Tourist attractions in Phayao province
National parks of Thailand
Protected areas established in 1990
1990 establishments in Thailand
Phi Pan Nam Range