Khao Khitchakut National Park
| Khao Khitchakut National Park | |
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| อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาคิชฌกูฏ | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
 View from above Krathing Falls | |
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| Location | Chanthaburi Province, Thailand |
| Nearest city | Chanthaburi |
| Coordinates | 12°50′44″N 102°9′35″E / 12.84556°N 102.15972°E |
| Area | 59 km2 (23 sq mi) |
| Established | 4 May 1977 |
| Visitors | 1,179,671 (in 2019) |
| Governing body | Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) |
Khao Khitchakut National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาคิชฌกูฏ) is a place in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand. It is a place for wild plants and animals to live. It is one of Thailand's smallest national parks. The park is in the Soi Dao Mountains, which are part of the Cardamom Mountains. There is a famous Buddha footprint in the park. On 4 May 1977, Khao Khitchakut became a park, Thailand's 14th National Park.[1]
Place
[change | change source]Khao Khitchakut National Park is 28 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Chanthaburi town in Khao Khitchakut District. The park is 36,444 rai ~ 59 square kilometres (23 sq mi) in size.[2] The highest place is Khao Phra Bat mountain peak at 1,085 metres (3,560 ft). The park is small, but it is next to Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, which is bigger.[1][3]
Famous things
[change | change source]The Khao Phra Bat mountaintop has a footprint called the Buddha footprint. So it is an important place for Thai Buddhists. Near the Magha Puja holiday (in February or March) many visitors come to the park. Khao Phra Bat peak also has rocks shaped like a pagoda, a monk's alms bowl, a turtle, and an elephant.[1]
The park's largest waterfall is Krathing. It has 13 levels, and nature trails go near and across it. Changsay and Klong Piboon waterfalls are also in the park.[1][4][5]
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The Buddha Footprint site -
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Camp site near Krathing Falls
Flora and fauna
[change | change source]Many plants grow in the park, for example Dalbergia cochinchinensis, Pterocarpus macrocarpus, Afzelia xylocarpa, Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, Xylia xylocarpa, and Lagerstroemia calyculata.[6] Many animals live in the park, for example, gaur, Asiatic black bear, sambar, northern red muntjac, and serow.[6] People have also seen wild elephants here.[3] There are birds, for example, Asian koel, blue-winged pitta, hooded pitta, and Oriental magpie-robin.[6]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Khao Khitchakut National Park". Department of National Parks (Thailand). Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ "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 14
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)[permanent dead link] - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Khao Khitchakut National Park". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ "Khao Khitchakut National Park". Tourism Authority of Thailand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ Nam, Suzanne (February 2012). Moon Handbooks Thailand (5th ed.). Avalon Travel. pp. 142. ISBN 978-1-59880-969-5.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Khao Khitchakut National Park". National Parks in Thailand (PDF). Department of National Parks (Thailand). 2015. pp. 180–181. ISBN 978-6-1631-6240-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017.