Doi Inthanon National Park

The Himalayan Range extends from the northern part of India of India to the northern region of Thailand.The foothill,locally called Doi Inthanon,at 2,565 metres above sea level is the tallest peak in Thailand.
Doi Inthanon National Park covers an area of approximately 482 square kiometres in San Pa Tong,Chom Thong,and Mae Chaem Districts,On October 2,1972,by a royal decree, it was proclaimed a national park, the sixth national park of Thailand.It comprises numerous high peaks of Thanon Thong Chai Mountain Range. Doi Inthanon National Park possesses an extensive forest area of high moisture.Big and small trees are densely covered by mosses,ferns,and lichens around their trunks. Doi Inthanon's peaks then serve as the water resources. Various streams gushing down turn to be beautiful waterfalls/e.g./Namtok Mae Ya, Namtok Wachirathan,amtok Mae Klang,Namtok Mae pan,Namtok Siriphum,and Namtok Mae Pa Ko, and eventuall flow into the Mae Ping River.
The highest peak was formerly called 'Ang Ka Luang' on account of a large crow-shaped water basin in the area. The story was that Prince
Inthawitchayanon'a governor of Chiang Mai ' loved the area so much that he wanted his ashes kept at the top of the hill so that he could guard it in his after- life.

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