Nam Nao National Park

Nam Nao National Park
Nam Nao National Park - bamboo forest
Coordinates: 16 ° 44 ′ 1.3 ″  N , 101 ° 33 ′ 47.2 ″  E
Location:	Phetchabun , Thailand
Next city:	Khon Kaen
Surface:	966 km²
Founding:	May 4th 1972
Visitors:	282,761 (as of April 2011)

The Nam Nao National Park ( Thai : อุทยานแห่งชาติ น้ำ หนาว ) is a National Park in the province of Phetchabun in northern Thailand .

history

Mae Ping National Park was declared the 5th National Park in Thailand on May 4, 1972.

geography

The park has an area of ​​966 km² (603,750 Rai) and is located at an intersection with the provinces of Chaiyaphum , Phetchabun and Loei . With an annual average temperature of 25 ° C per day, the climate is extremely pleasant.

The highest mountain in the park at 1271 meters is Phu Phajit.

The following rivers have their source in the park:

• Mae Nam Pa Sak ( ม่ น้ำป่า สัก )
• Mae Nam Phong ( แม่ น้ำพอง )
• Mae Nam Loei ( แม่น้ำ เลย )

Mae Nam Phong and Mae Nam Loei are tributaries of the Mekong , the Pa Sak flows into the Mae Nam Chao Phraya at Ayutthaya .

Flora and fauna

flora

The flora in the hilly to mountainous forest is diverse. One of the most famous places is the Phu Kum Khao pine forest, it consists of Khasi pines (Pinus kesiya) , another well-known pine forest is the Suan Son Dong Peak, it consists of both (Pinus merkusii) or Sumatra pines and Khasi pines, one can also find it Dipterocarpus forests, monsoon forest . When the wind blows through the mountain forest, you can hear the crack of a bamboo. There are also plenty of orchids in the park, as well as plant species with medicinal substances.

fauna

Leopard , collar bear and sun bear live in the park . Wild specimens of the Asian elephant are also occasionally seen. It is said that the last Sumatran rhinoceros was seen in 1971 .

The place is known for its diverse avifauna . At least over 200 species of birds and 340 species of butterflies have been spotted here. For example, woodpeckers (including gray crest woodpecker ( Dendrocopos canicapillus )) Rotschenkelzwergfalke ( Microhierax caerulescens ) and silver pheasant are just a few of the available types .

Attractions

• Pha Hong cave
• Yai Nam Nao cave
• Heo Sai waterfall (20 m)
• Sai Thong waterfall
• Phu Pha Chit waterfall

Individual evidence

1. ↑ dnp.go.th ( Memento of the original from July 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Department of National Parks (Thai) ( Memento of the original from April 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. and Vasa Sutthipibul (et al., eds.) (2006) 
3. ↑ Nam Nao National Park
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Vasa Sutthipibul et al. (Ed.) (2006), p. 52.
5. ↑ Department of National Parks (English) ( Memento of the original from July 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ ^{a b} S Pienstaporn, V. Phattanagosai; National Park. Wildlife and Plant Conservation Dept (2004)
7. ↑ Microhierax caerulescens

literature

• Vasa Sutthipibul et al. (Ed.): National parks in Thailand. National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok 2006, ISBN 974-286-087-4 .
• S. Pienstaporn, V. Phattanagosai; National Park. Wildlife and Plant Conservation Dept: The best of National Parks of Thailand. National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Eastern Printing, Bangkok 2004, ISBN 974-92203-2-3 .

Web links

• Nam Nao National Park by the Thai Department of National Parks - description in English [last accessed October 15, 2013]