Tat Ton National Park
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| Tat Ton National Park | |
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| อุทยานแห่งชาติตาดโตน | |
.jpg) Tat Ton waterfall | |
 Interactive map of Tat Ton National Park | |
| Location | Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand |
| Nearest city | Chaiyaphum |
| Coordinates | 15°59′16″N 102°2′29″E / 15.98778°N 102.04139°E |
| Area | 217 km2 (84 sq mi) |
| Established | December 1980 |
| Visitors | 388,665 (in 2019) |
| Governing body | Department 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]
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
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]
Location
| Tat Ton National Park in overview PARO 7 (Nakhon Ratchasima) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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