Khun Khan National Park

Khun Khan National Park is located about 50 kilometres (30 mi) west of the city of Chiang Mai in the Samoeng and Mae Chaem districts of Chiang Mai Province. The park's area is 129,959 rai ~ 208 square kilometres (80 sq mi)^[3] The park is located in the Thanon Thong Chai mountain range. Elevations range from 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the park's highest point: Doi Pung Kia at 1,708 metres (5,600 ft).^[4]

The establishment of the national park was declared the 126th national park in the Royal Gazette on 18 May 2012.^[1]

The park features two significant waterfalls, both year-round: the 7-step Huai Mae Na Poe waterfall and the 2-step Huai Tat waterfall. One of Huai Tat's sections is 30 metres (100 ft) high. Pha Sam Na viewpoint is a three-sided cliff situated at an elevation of 1,253 metres (4,110 ft).^[5]

The park features numerous forest types including virgin forest at elevations above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). Tree species include three-needled pine, Pinus latteri, Malacca tree, Mammea siamensis, Malabar ironwood, Baccaurea ramiflora, Calotropis gigantea, Shorea siamensis, Dipterocarpus intricatus, Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, Dioscorea alata, Xylia xylocarpa and Gmelina arborea.^[4]

The park serves as a sanctuary for animals including tiger, wild boar, barking deer, goral, Asiatic wild dog (dhole), porcupine, pangolin, masked palm civet and mongoose. Bird life includes red junglefowl and great hornbill.^[4]