Nam Nao National Park

Nam Nao National Park
อุทยานแห่งชาติน้ำหนาว
Nam Nao National Park at sunrise
Map showing the location of Nam Nao National Park
Map showing the location of Nam Nao National Park
Location within Thailand
LocationPhetchabun Province, Thailand
Coordinates16°44′01″N 101°33′47″E / 16.73361°N 101.56306°E / 16.73361; 101.56306
Area966 km2 (373 sq mi)[2]
Established4 May 1972[3]
Visitors31,840[4] (in 2019)
Governing bodyDepartment of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Nam Nao National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติน้ำหนาว, RTGS: Utthayan Haeng Chat Nam Nao) is a protected area in Phetchabun Province in northern Thailand. The park is a large forest filled with pineries, grasslands, and jungle. The park is home to approximately 360 species of birds and 340 species of butterflies. The average annual temperature is 25 degrees Celsius (77°F). Between December and January temperatures drop to as low as 2-5 degrees Celsius (36-41°F).[2] Nam Nao National Park is part of a Level I "tiger conservation unit" (TCU).[5] It encompasses 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi).[6]

Geography

Nam Nao National Park with an area of 603,750 rai ~ 966 square kilometres (373 sq mi)[7] is located in Lom Sak, Mueang Phetchabun and Nam Nao districts of Phetchabun province and Khon San district of Chaiyapum province. Most of the park consists of mountains covered with deciduous dipterocarp forest, hill evergreen forest, mixed deciduous forest, moist evergreen forest, pine forest and grasslands. High mountains in the Phetchabun Mountains include: Phu Kum Kao and Phu Pha Chit, also known as Phu Dan Eupong, the highest peak at 1,271 metres (4,170 ft) and form Isan's border with northern Thailand. The source of several rivers is in the park, which flows into the Chulabhorn reservoir.[2][8][9]
The national park is neighbouring Phu Pha Man National Park and Phu Kradueng National Park to the north, abutting Pha Phueng Wildlife Sanctuary to the southeast and Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary to the south, connected by Tat Mok National Park to the south and abutting Phu Pha Daeng Wildlife Sanctuary to the west.

History

On 12 January 1970 the National Park Board took a decision to designate a national park. On 3 May 1972 the Revolutionary Council announced: determination of the Nam Nao forest area in Mueang Phetchabun district, Lom Sak district, Nam Nao district, Phetchabun province and Khon San district, Chaiyaphum province to be a national park.[3]
The boundaries of the national park include also the area of Pak Chong Subdistrict and Tha Ibun Subdistrict of Lom Sak District, but they are not mentioned in the publication in the Government Gazette. So a Royal Decree, which mentions the two omitted subdistricts, was published in the Royal Gazette on 26 September 1982.[10] Since 2002 this national park has been managed by Protected Areas Regional Office 11 (Phitsanulok)

Flora

Bamboo, Nam Nao National Park

Plants in the park are:[2][11][12]

Flowers at Nam Nao N.P. include:[12]

A rare ground orchid is: Eulophia flava[13]

Fauna

The number of sightings in the park are:
Fifteen families of mammals, represented by one or two mammal species:[2][12][14]

The park has approximately 360 species of birds, of which some 210 species of passerines from 40 families, represented by one bird species:[12][14][15]

Grey-headed canary-flycatcher

of which some 150 species of non-passerines from 30 families, represented by one bird species:[14][15]

Green-billed malkoha

Twelve families of reptiles, represented by one reptile species:[2][14]

Four families of amphibians, represented by one amphibian species:[2][14]

Red Lacewing

At least there are 340 species of butterflies, which include:[2][12]


The park as seen from Route 12

Places

  • Namtok Haew Sai - a 20 metres (66 ft) high waterfall.
  • Namtok Sai Thong - a 4 metres (13 ft) high waterfall.
  • Namtok Tat Phranba - a 20 metres (66 ft) high waterfall.
  • Pha Lom Pha Khong - a 1,134 metres (3,720 ft) high limestone mountain.
  • Suanson Dong Paek - a pine forest.
  • Suanson Phu Kum Kao - a pine forest at 880 m (2,890 ft) height.
  • Tham Pha Hong - a 105 metres (344 ft) long cave.
  • Tham Yai Nam Nao - a 9,817 metres (32,208 ft) long cave.[2][8][9]

Location

See also

References

  1. ^ "Protected areas". UNEP-WCMC. 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "น้ำหนาว" [Nam Nao]. Department National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "ประกาศของคณะปฎิวัติ ฉบับที ๑๔๒ โดยที่เป็นการสมควรกำหนดบริเวณที่ดินป่าน้ำหนาว ในท้องที่ตำบลบ้านโคก อำเภอเมืองเพชรบูรณ์ ตำบลบ้านกลาง ตำบลบ้านติ้ว ตำบลห้วยไร่ อำเภอหล่มสัก ตำบลน้ำหนาว อำเภอน้ำหนาว จังหวัดเพชรบูรณ์ และตำบลห้วยยาง อำเภอคอนสาม จังหวัดชัยภูมิ ให้เป็นอุทยานแห่งชาติ พ.ศ.๒๕๑๕" [Revolutionary Council No. 132: Determine the Nam Nao forest area in the area of Ban Khok Subdistrict, Mueang Phetchabun District, Ban Klang Subdistrict, Ban Tio Subdistrict, Huai Rai Subdistrict, Lom Sak District, Nam Nao Subdistrict, Nam Nao District, Phetchabun Province and Huai Yai Subdistrict, Khon San District, Chaiyaphum Province to be a national park. B.E.2515 (1972)] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette (in Thai). 89 (71): 1–2. 4 May 1972. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ "สถิตินักท่องเที่ยวที่เข้าไปในอุทยานแห่งชาติ ปีงบประมาณ พ.ศ.2562" [Statistics of tourists visiting National Parks fiscal year 2019]. Department of National parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2021, no.93 Nam Nao N.P.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  5. ^ Wikramanayake, Eric D. (2002). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press. pp. 382–. ISBN 978-1-55963-923-1. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  6. ^ Williams, China (August 1, 2009). Thailand. Lonely Planet. pp. 501–. ISBN 978-1-74179-157-0. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  7. ^ "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 5{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  8. ^ a b "NATIONAL PARKS in THAILAND: Nam Nao National Park" (PDF). Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. 2015. pp. 70–71. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  9. ^ a b "About Nam Nao National Park". GibbonWoot (managing company). 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021, Thai National Parks website is NOT an official government website of the Department of National Parks. T.A.T. license 12/02497.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  10. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกา ขยายเขตอุทยานแห่งชาติป่าน้ำหนาว ในท้องที่ตำบลท่าอิบุญ และตำบลปากช่อง อำเภอหล่มสักจังหวัดเพชรบูรณ์ พ.ศ.๒๕๒๕" [Royal Decree: Expend Nam Nao National Park in the area of Tha Ibun Subdistrict and Pak Chong Subdistrict, Lom Sak District, Phetchabun Province B.E.2525 (1982)] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette (in Thai). 99 (137): 19–21. 26 September 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Plant names". DNP-Botany. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d e Elliot, Stephan; Cubitt, Gerald (2001). THE NATIONAL PARKS and other Wild Places of THAILAND. New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. pp. 90–93. ISBN 9781859748862.
  13. ^ "จุลสาร ฉบับที่ 23" [booklet no. 23]. Department National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). January–March 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021, page 8.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  14. ^ a b c d e "Wildlife in Nam Nao". GibbonWoot (managing company). 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021, Thai National Parks website is NOT an official government website of the Department of National Parks. T.A.T. license 12/02497.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  15. ^ a b "Nam Nao National Park". Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  16. ^ "ส่วนอุทยานแห่งชาติ, 10 อุทยาน" [National parks section, 10 parks]. Office of Conservation Area 11 (Phitsanulok) (in Thai). 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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