Tat Ton National Park

15°59′16″N 102°2′29″E / 15.98778°N 102.04139°E / 15.98778; 102.04139Area217 km² (84 sq mi)EstablishedDecember 1980Visitors388,665 (in 2019)Governing bodyDepartment of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP)

Tat Ton National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติตาดโตน) is a national park in Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand. The park is in the Laen Kha mountain range. It features waterfalls and mountain highland scenery. On 31 December 1980, Tat Ton was designated Thailand's 23rd national park.^[1]

Geography

Tat Ton National Park is 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Chaiyaphum town in Mueang Chaiyaphum District. The park's area is 135,737 rai ~ 217 square kilometres (84 sq mi).^[2]

The park encompasses three peaks of the Laen Kha mountains: Phu Kaset, Phu Dee, and Phu Youk.^[1]

Attractions

The park's most popular attraction is Tat Ton waterfall, 6 metres (20 ft) high but expanding to 50 metres (160 ft) width during the rainy season months from May to October.^[1] Other waterfalls in the park include Tat Fa, Pha Lang and Pha Song Chan.^[3]

Flora and fauna

The park's forests are dipterocarp and dry evergreen. Tree species include Shorea roxburghii, Shorea obtusa, Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, Irvingia malayana, Calophyllum polyanthum, Shorea siamensis, Xylia xylocarpa, Sindora siamensis, Garcinia celebica, Dalbergia oliveri, Memecylon ovatum and Vietnamosasa pusilla.^[3]

Animal species include barking deer, wild pig, mongoose and Siamese hare.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tat Ton National Park". Department of National Parks (Thailand). Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
^ "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 23{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ ^a ^b "National Parks in Thailand: Tat Ton National Park" (PDF). Department of National Parks (Thailand). 2015. pp. 162–163. Retrieved 24 June 2017.