| Khun Khan National Park | |
| Alt Name: | อุทยานแห่งชาติขุนขาน |
| Iucn Category: | II |
| Map: | Thailand |
| Location: | Thailand |
| Nearest City: | Chiang Mai |
| Coordinates: | 18.8539°N 98.6239°W |
| Area Km2: | 208 |
| Visitation Num: | 587 |
| Visitation Year: | 2019 |
| Governing Body: | Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation |
Khun Khan National Park (th|อุทยานแห่งชาติขุนขาน) is a national park in Thailand's Chiang Mai Province. This mountainous park is home to forests, waterfalls and cliff-top viewpoints.
Khun Khan National Park is located about 50km (30miles) 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 ~ [1] The park is located in the Thanon Thong Chai mountain range. Elevations range from 500m (1,600feet) to the park's highest point: Doi Pung Kia at 1708m (5,604feet).
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 30m (100feet) high. Pha Sam Na viewpoint is a three-sided cliff situated at an elevation of 1253m (4,111feet).
The park features numerous forest types including virgin forest at elevations above 1000m (3,000feet). 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.
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.
| Khun Khan National Park in overview PARO 16 (Chiang Mai) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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