Tat Mok National Park

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NearestcityPhetchabun
Coordinates16°28′5″N 101°23′25″E / 16.46806°N 101.39028°E / 16.46806; 101.39028
Area290 km2 (110 sq mi)[2]
Tat Mok National Park
อุทยานแห่งชาติตาดหมอก
Near Tat Mok waterfall
Map showing the location of Tat Mok National Park
Map showing the location of Tat Mok National Park
Location with in Thailand
LocationPhetchabun Province, Thailand
Nearest cityPhetchabun
Coordinates16°28′5″N 101°23′25″E / 16.46806°N 101.39028°E / 16.46806; 101.39028
Area290 km2 (110 sq mi)[2]
Established30 October 1998[3]
Visitors17,872[4] (in 2019)
Governing bodyDepartment of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Tat Mok National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติตาดหมอก, RTGS: Utthayan Haeng Chat Tat Mok) is a national park in Phetchabun Province, Thailand. Established on 30 October 1998, it is the 87th national park in Thailand. Both park and the waterfall are named after Tat Mok Mountains.[5]

Tat Mok National Park is about 37 kilometres (20 mi) east of Phetchabun in Mueang District.[6] The park's area covers 181,250 rai ~ 290 square kilometres (110 sq mi).[7]
The national park is abutting Phu Pha Daeng Wildlife Sanctuary and connected by Nam Nao National Park to the north, abutting Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary to the east and abutting Tabo-Huai Yai Wildlife Sanctuary to the south. The park's streams and waterfalls provide the main source for the Pa Sak and Chi Rivers.[8]

History

In mid-1991 a survey was set up, a beautiful waterfall was found suitable for renovation into a tourist attraction. Later in 1995, the Royal Forest Department requested additional information so that the Tabo forest and Huai Yai forest area could become a national park. Tat Mok was declared the 87th National Park on 30 October 1998.[2] Since 2002 this national park has been managed by region 11 (Phitsanulok)

Flora

The park features forest types, including mixed deciduous, deciduous dipterocarp, dry evergreen and hill evergreen forest. Plants include:[9][10][11]

Fauna

In the park are the following mammals:[12]

The park has approximately 170 species of birds, of which some 110 species of passerine from 33 families, represented by one species:[12][13]

and some 60 species of non-passerine from 19 families, represented by one species:[12][13]

Common emerald dove

And reptiles:[12]

Places

  • Namtok Tat Mok - a one level 200–300 metres (660–980 ft) high waterfall.
  • Namtok Song Nang - a 12-tiered waterfall.[5][9]

Location

See also

References

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