Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park

The National Park Doi Phahom Pok ( Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติ ดอย ผ้าห่ม ปก, also Doi - Fahom - Pok National Park, อุทยานแห่งชาติ ดอย ฟ้า ห่ม ปก ) is a national park in northern Thailand.

  • 4.1 Plant Species
  • 4.2 species
  • 5.1 Natural Beauties

History

The Doi Phahom Pok was declared on September 4, 2000 on the National Park.

Geography

Location

The National Park Doi Phahom Pok is located in the province of Chiang Mai. It comprises parts of the districts ( Amphoe ) Mae Ai, Fang and Chai Prakan and the Municipality of Tambon Mon pin.

The total area of the national park is 524 km ².

Topography

The area of the National Park has a complicated topographic structure, due to the mountain of the north, the Dan Lao Mountain Range. The differences in height of the mountain range are between 400 m and 2,285 m. It also forms a watershed.

The landscape has vast forests, which shows not only numerous plant and animal species, but also natural beauty.

Climate

The average temperature is 25.4 ° C. In the winter season from November to February the temperatures are pleasant between 13.7 ° C and 19 ° C in the summer months the temperature then rises up to 39 ° C at. In the rainy season from May to September, the average rainfall is 1183.5 mm / year.

Fauna and Flora

Plant species

The mountainous location of the National Park along with the moderate climate leads to a varied forest inventory. So here show semi - evergreen forests, mountain forests, pine forests, deciduous forests and mixed forests.

Here grow a lot - and economically - valuable tree species to logging act as

  • Hopea odorata, ตะเคียนทอง (Ta Khian Thong), Malabar Ironwood, Ironwood
  • Burmese ebony
  • Teak

The original forest cover has been decimated in the past, so that it no longer shows up today impenetrable. In addition to the types of trees you can see rare herbaceous plants such as the Impatiens jurpioides T.Shimizu.

Species

Since the mountain landscape over ranges directly to Burma, there is a regular exchange of wild living here barking deer, bears, wild boars, Loris and mountain goats. Rare birds like the Sperbertimalie, Emerald Schnäpperdrossel and nearly extinct butterfly species such as the Meandrusa Sciron which belongs to the family of Ritterfalter are also located there.

Attractions

Natural beauties

The National Park bears his name after the mountain Doi Phahom Pok (also: Doi Fahom Pok, ดอย ฟ้า ห่ม ปก ), the second highest mountain in Thailand. The mountain is located in Amphoe Fang and rises to a height of 2,285 meters. Above is a small plateau of the projects up a small summit.

Fang is also famous for its hot water springs, which, spread over an area of ​​about 10 rai, 16,000 square meters. The water is mineral and has a temperature of 90 to 130 ° C.

The resulting from the sources geysers protrude about 2 minutes up to 50 meters up and this. , At a distance of approximately 25 minutes

The Huai Bon Cave ( ถ้ำ ห้วย บอน ) is a large cave with excellent stalagmites and stalactites. There are two, about 150 meters spaced, access to the cave. The largest dimension is about 25 meters breit.Etwa ten other smaller caves can be found in the nearby area. The Huai Bon Cave is about 12 km from Fang and about four kilometers away from the hot water source that is easy to reach on foot.

The Huai - Hian Waterfall ( น้ำตก ห้วย เฮี้ยน ) is about three kilometers from the Huai Bon Cave in the north of the Huai - Hian River. The waterfall has seven levels and leads water all year round.

The Na - Ma - Uen Waterfall ( น้ำตก นา มะ อื้น ) is located in Amphoe Mae Ai, Tambon Mae Sao. It is a large waterfall in which the water flows all year about three high and wide steps. On the shore there are mosses and ferns, Thailand for a rather rare phenomenon.

Other waterfalls are the Pong Nam Dang ( น้ำตก โป่งน้ำ ดัง ) located in the immediate vicinity of the park administration and the fact Mok ( น้ำตก ตาด หมอก ), which is about four kilometers northeast of Mae Ai.

Facilities

On the resort offers the following amenities:

  • Visitor center
  • Mineral water bath
  • Bungalows
  • Tent sites
  • Restaurant
  • Sanitation
  • Parking
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