Lan Sang National Park

Lan Sang National Park ; อุทยานแห่งชาติ ลาน สาง
	The Lan Sang waterfall in the dry season
Location:	Tak , Thailand
Next city:	Tak
Surface:	104 km²
Founding:	May 14, 1979
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The Lan Sang National Park ( Thai : อุทยานแห่งชาติ ลาน สาง ) is a National Park in the province of Tak . Tak Province is located in the western part of the northern region of Thailand on the border with Myanmar .

history

Lan Sang National Park was opened on May 14, 1978 as the country's 15th national park.

The area around the park is steeped in history, as King Taksin the Great stopped here in the hidden forests with his troops on his long march to conquer Chiang Mai at the end of the 18th century .

Location and topography

location

Lan Sang National Park is about 20 kilometers west of Tak on Highway 105. The area of the park is about 104 km² (65,000 rai ).

topography

Lan Sang National Park is one of the smallest national parks in Thailand. Its topography features steep and rocky mountain tops, which are covered by fertile tropical rainforest in the lower and middle layers . The Khao Luang mountain ranges divide the park into two areas. The highest point is the Umyom (Thai: เขา อุ ม ยอม) at 1065 meters above sea level.

climate

The climate is tropical - monsoonal with temperatures between 43 ° C on summer days and 7 ° C on cold nights. As practically everywhere in Thailand, there are three seasons: the rainy season between May and October, the cold season between November and January and the hot season between February and April.

fauna and Flora

In addition to the evergreen rainforest on the watersheds and the mountain slopes, there is a mixed forest with wing fruit plants below .

The varied flora offers space for a number of animal species, such as the sambar deer , other deer species and the serau .

Attractions

Mainly waterfalls can be seen in Lan Sang National Park . They leave the most lasting impression during or shortly after the rainy season, as otherwise they only have relatively little water.

Lan Sang waterfall (Thai: น้ำตก ลาน สาง ): above the Lan Lieng Ma waterfall (see below), the water shoots out of a narrowing and falls over three steps about 40 meters deep into a small lake.

Pha Lad Waterfall (Thai: น้ำตก ผา ลาด ): about 25 meters wide and 40 meters long rapids on the Lan Sang River. The water sprays over the rocks before flowing into a small basin.

Lan Liaeng Ma waterfall (Thai: น้ำตก ลาน เลี้ยง ม้า ): Located about 200 meters above the Pha Lad waterfall, the water here falls impressively down the rock; the waterfall can be crossed with the help of a footbridge.

literature

Vasa Sutthipibul, et al. (Ed.): National parks in Thailand . National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok 2006, ISBN 974-286087-4

Web links

Lan Sang National Park from the Thai "Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation" - description in English with photos [last accessed on October 15, 2013]