Phu Phrabat Buabok Forest Park
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| Location: | Udon Thani , Thailand | ||
| Next city: | Tambon Mueang Pan | ||
| Surface: | 13 km² | ||
| Founding: | February 20, 1996 | ||
The forest park Phu Phrabat Buabok ( Thai : วนอุทยาน ภู พระบาท บัวบก - Phu Phrabat Buabok Forest Park ) is a forest reserve in the province of Udon Thani in the northeast region ( Isan ) of Thailand , in the Amphoe Ban Phue . The Phu Phrabat Historical Park is located within the park .
location
Phu Phrabat Buabok Forest Park is located in the northwest of Udon Thani Province, Tambon Mueang Pan, Amphoe Ban Phue . You can get there via the northern Thanon Mittraphap (segment Udon Thani - Nong Khai ), after about 40 kilometers left into road 2021 to Ban Phu and after another 11 kilometers you reach the Phrabat heights.
Address: Tambon Mueang Pan, Ban Phu Amphoe, Udon Thani Province, Thailand 41160
topography
Phu Phrabat is a rocky plateau, about 350 meters above sea level. There are also several mountain ridges that run parallel to the Phu Pan Mountains and have steep slopes in the western part, from which beautiful views of the extensive landscape of the park are possible.
Flora and fauna
The dry Dipterocarpus forest, which is dominated by tree species of the wing fruit family , especially the genus Shorea , thrives on the mountain foothills . Mixed deciduous forest is found on the plains of the park. In the mountain valleys there is a dry, evergreen forest with Afzelia species.
The animal world is characterized by primates , such as species of the taxa macaques , lemurs and loris . Species of squirrels and moles (Talpidae) can be found. In addition, numerous bird species from Southeast Asia settle here.
Attractions
The forest park is famous for its rock carvings .
There are also
- the Chao Yoern cave
- the lookout point at Pha Sawan
- the Tat Noi waterfall
climate
The climate is tropical - monsoonal .
history
The forest park was established on February 20, 1996.
Web links
- Phu Phra Bat Buabok Forest Park from the Thai Department of National Parks - description in English [last accessed on July 6, 2011]