Doi Inthanon National Park

Doi Inthanon National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยอินทนนท์), nicknamed "the roof of Thailand", is in the Thanon Thong Chai Range, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand. It includes Doi Inthanon, the country's highest mountain. It contains an area of 301,184 rai ~ in size. It was established on October 2, 1972.http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2515/A/148/5.PDF

Geography

The park is approximately from Chiang Mai. It includes Karen and Meo Hmong villages of about 4,500 people. Its elevation ranges between . Within its borders are a number of waterfalls: Mae Klang Falls, Wachiratan Falls, Siriphum Falls, and Mae Ya Falls. The park has varied climatic and ecologically different sections.

Flora

Flora includes evergreen cloud forest, sphagnum bog, and deciduous dipterocarp forest. There are some relict pines.

Plant communities of Doi Inthanon vary according to elevation. Below is a table of main plants by vegetation type:Chayamarit, Kongkanda and Christian Puff (2007).
Plants of Doi Inthanon National Park
'. Bangkok: National Park Office, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Fauna

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

File:Subtropical semi-evergreen seasonal forest in Northern Thailand.JPG, Subtropical semi-evergreen seasonal forest at the end of the dry season
File:Cethosia biblis - Doi Inthanon.jpg, ''Cethosia biblis'', Doi Inthanon National Park
File:Aethopyga nipalensis male - Doi Inthanon.jpg, An adult male green-tailed sunbird

Reptile species in Doi Inthanon National Park include: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. .579DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3905.4.9
*'' Acanthosaura lepidogaster''
*''Gekko gecko''
*''Hemidactylus frenatus''
*'' Hemidactylus platyurus''
*''Hemiphyllodactylus chiangmaiensis''
*'' Ahaetulla prasina''
*'' Hebius khasiensis''
*'' Trimeresurus popeiorum''
*'' Cyrtodactylus inthanon''

Amphibian species in Doi Inthanon National Park include:
*'' Ansonia inthanon''
*''Leptolalax pelodytoides''
*'' Megophrys major''
*'' Megophrys minor''
*'' Amolops marmoratus''
*'' Hylarana nigrovittata''
*'' Odorrana livida''

Gallery

Doi Inthanon, View of the mountains, Thailand.jpg, View from Inthanon peak
File:จุดชมวิว กม.41 อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยอินทนนท์.jpg, The viewpoint at the 41st km of the Highway 1009, Doi Inthanon
File:ดอยอินทนนท์-3.jpg, Doi Inthanon National Park
File:Doi Inthanon National Park Chiang Mai,Thailand.jpg, Doi Inthanon National Park
File:1006-doi-inthanon-national-park-01.jpg, Cherry blossom flowers all over the area at Doi Inthanon National Park
File:1006 Doi Inthanon 2.jpg, A scenic walkway in the area of Doi Inthanon National Park
File:1006 Doi Inthanon 1.jpg, Mae Ya Waterfall in Doi Inthanon National Park
File:Siriphum Waterfall (Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand).jpg, Siri Phum Waterfall in Doi Inthanon National Park
File:Sirithan Waterfall.jpg, Siri Than Waterfall in Doi Inthanon National Park
Doi Inthanon, Vegetation on the slopes, Thailand.jpg, Vegetation on the slopes of Doi Inthanon
File:Doi Inthanon, Stream in the mountains, Thailand.jpg, Stream in the mountains

See also

*List of national parks of Thailand
*List of Protected Areas Regional Offices of Thailand

References

External links

*

thaibirding.com on Doi Inthanon

Betz, H., Srisanga, P., Suksathan, P. (2014). ''Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Selected Plants of Doi Inthanon''

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Thanon Thong Chai Range
National parks of Thailand
Protected areas established in 1972
Geography of Chiang Mai province
Tourist attractions in Chiang Mai province
1972 establishments in Thailand