Chae Son National Park
| Chae Son National Park | |
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| อุทยานแห่งชาติแจ้ซ้อน | |
Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) |
Chae Son National Park (
Lampang Province, Thailand. Home to the namesake Chae Son waterfall, the park is also host to caves and hot springs.[1]
Geography
Chae Son National Park is located 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of
Chae Hom districts. The park's area is 480,000 rai ~ 768 square kilometres (297 sq mi).[2] Park mountains form part of the Khun Tan Range and are an important water source for the surrounding area.[1] In places the park reaches elevations of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).[3]
History
Originally a Forest Park, on 28 July 1988 Chae Son was designated Thailand's 58th National Park.[1]
Attractions
The park's main attraction is Chae Son Waterfall, a six-tiered waterfall 150 metres (490 ft) in height. Mae Peak is a three-tiered waterfall 100 metres (330 ft) in height. Other waterfalls include Mae Koon, also 100 metres (330 ft), and Mae Mawn.[1][4]
Chae Son hot spring is an area of sulfurous pools from nine boreholes emitting waters at temperatures around 73 °C (163 °F). The park also has numerous cave systems including Pha-ngam, Mor, Luang and Loug Kae.[5]
Flora and fauna
The park's forests are mixed
Chukrasia velutina, Toona ciliata, Diospyros, Lagerstroemia calyculata, Dipterocarpus alatus, Dipterocarpus obtusifolius, Pinus latteri, Pinus kesiya, Pterocarpus macrocarpus, Shorea obtusa and Shorea siamensis.[1]
Animals in the park include
Siamese hare, Sunda flying lemur, Malayan porcupine, Finlayson's squirrel, wild boar and northern treeshrew.[5]
Bird life in Chae Son includes
dove.[1]
Location
| Chae Son National Park in overview PARO 13 (Lampang branch) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e f "Chae Son National Park". Department of National Parks (Thailand). Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 3 July 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. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 58
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Chae Son National Park". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-31233-567-0.
- ^ ISBN 978-6-1631-6240-3. Archived from the original(PDF) on 15 February 2017.