Phu Langka Forest Park
| Phu Langka Forest Park | |
|---|---|
| วนอุทยานภูลังกา | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 Pha Chang Noi (little elephant mount) amongst the morning fogs at Phu Langka | |
  Location within Thailand | |
| Location | Thailand |
| Nearest city | Phayao |
| Coordinates | 19°27′05″N 100°25′03″E / 19.45139°N 100.41750°E |
| Area | 12.48 km2 (4.82 sq mi) |
| Established | 5 May 2002 [1] |
The Phu Langka Forest Park, or Phu Lang Ka Forest Park (
Phayao Province, Thailand
. The park was established on May 8, 2002, and covers an area of 12.48 km2 (4.82 sq mi).
The main attractions of the forest park are the "
sea of fog" in the valleys in the early morning and the mountains of Doi Hua Ling, Doi Phu Lang Ka and Doi Phu Nom; the latter is a breast-shaped hill rising in an area of grassland.[1]
The vast pink fields of Dok Khlongkhleng (Wightia speciosissima, Colquhounia elegans, Dendrobium heterocarpum, Impatiens mengtszeana and Paris polyphylla.[2] Formerly there had been opium cultivation in these mountains.[3]
Phu Langka Forest Park should not be confused with
Nakhon Phanom Province
.