Doi Inthanon National Park
| Doi Inthanon National Park | |
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| อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยอินทนนท์ | |
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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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 Location within Thailand
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| Location | Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand |
| Coordinates | 18°35′32″N 98°29′12″E / 18.59222°N 98.48667°ECoordinates: 18°35′32″N 98°29′12″E / 18.59222°N 98.48667°E |
| Area | 482 km2 |
| Established | 1972 |
| Governing body | Dept of National Parks |
| Website | Doi Inthanon NP |
Doi Inthanon National Park (Thai: 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. Established in 1972, it is 482 square kilometres (186 sq mi) in size.
The park is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Chiang Mai. It includes Karen and Meo Hmong villages of about 4,500 people. 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. The park has varied climatic and ecologically different sections.
Flora includes evergreen cloud forest, sphagnum bog, and deciduous dipterocarp forest. There are some relict pines. With 383 avifauna species, it ranks second among Thailand's national parks in number of bird species.
Subtropical semi-evergreen seasonal forest at the end of the dry season
Cethosia biblis, Doi Inthanon National Park
An adult male green-tailed sunbird
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