Tat Ton National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติตาดโตน) is a
national park
A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...
in
Chaiyaphum Province
Chaiyaphum ( th, ชัยภูมิ, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), located in central northeastern Thailand , also called Isan. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lopb ...
,
Thailand
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. 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.
Geography
Tat Ton National Park is north of
Chaiyaphum
Chaiyaphum ( th, ชัยภูมิ, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in northeastern Thailand, capital of Chaiyaphum Province. it had a population of 58,350, and covers the full ''tambon'' Nai Mueang of Mueang Chaiyaphum District. Chaiyaph ...
town in
Mueang Chaiyaphum District. The park's area is 135,737 rai ~ .
The park encompasses three peaks of the Laen Kha mountains: Phu Kaset, Phu Dee, and Phu Youk.
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Attractions
The park's most popular attraction is Tat Ton waterfall, high but expanding to width during the rainy season months from May to October.[ Other waterfalls in the park include Tat Fa, Pha Lang and Pha Song Chan.]
Flora and fauna
The park's forests are ''Dipterocarpus
'' D. retusus'' in Köhler
''Dipterocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants and the type genus of family Dipterocarpaceae.
''Dipterocarpus'' is the third-largest and most diverse genus among the Dipterocarpaceae. The species are well known for ...
'' (including ''Dipterocarpus tuberculatus
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'' and ''Dipterocarpus obtusifolius
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'') and dry evergreen. Other tree species include ''Shorea obtusa
''Shorea obtusa'', the Siamese sal, is a species of hardwood tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Southeast Asia.
Distribution and habitat
''Shorea obtusa'' is native to Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. It grows in relat ...
'', ''Shorea siamensis
''Shorea siamensis'' is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to most of mainland Southeast Asia.
Uses
In Cambodia, ''Shorea siamensis'' (known in Khmer as រាំងភ្នំ – Raing Phnom) is rare and most oft ...
'' and ''Pterocarpus macrocarpus
''Pterocarpus macrocarpus'', or Burma padauk, is a tree native to the seasonal tropical forests of southeastern Asia: in Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It has been naturalized in India and the Caribbean.
Description
''Pterocarp ...
''.[
Animal species include ]barking deer
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, wild pig, mongoose
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and Siamese hare.[
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See also
*List of national parks of Thailand
National parks in Thailand ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติ) are defined as ''an area that contains natural resources of ecological importance or unique beauty, or flora and fauna of special importance''. Thailand's protected ar ...
*List of Protected Areas Regional Offices of Thailand Since the beginning one hundred years ago, forest management in Thailand has undergone many changes, in form of reclassifications, name changes and management changes. All this has resulted in a division of 16 regions with 5 branches in 2002. Five r ...
References
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National parks of Thailand
Geography of Chaiyaphum province
Tourist attractions in Chaiyaphum province
1980 establishments in Thailand
Protected areas established in 1980