Phu Soi Dao National Park
Phu Soi Dao National Park (, ) named after high Phu Soi Dao mountain, is a protected area at the southern end of the Luang Prabang Range in the Thai/Lao border area, on the Thai side of the range. It is located in Ban Khok and Nam Pat Districts of Uttaradit Province and Chat Trakan District of Phitsanulok Province. The park was established as Thailand's 109th national park in 2008. Topography. The park is bordered by Laos PDR for a length of about to the east and is up to wide at its widest point  and is abutting Phu Miang-Phu Thong Wildlife Sanctuary to the southwest and neighbouring Nam Pat Wildlife Sanctuary to the west. Landscape is mostly covered by mountains and forests (85%) and some small plains (15%), the height ranges from to . Phu Soi Dao summit is with the fifth highest in Thailand. There are mixed deciduous forest, dry dipterocarp forest, hill evergreen forest and conifer forest. Several rivers have their source within the park, including Pat and Kwae Noi rivers. Climate. The park is generally cool all year round. Average high temperature is , average lowest temperature is , average mean temperature is  . Rainy season is from May to October, average rainfall is /year. Winter is from November to February and summer is from April to June. History. A survey was set up in November 1990, with an area of only . In 1992 the area was extended to . In August 1993 Phu Soi Dao National Park was proposed, with the inclusion of Phu Soi Dao waterfall. On May 28, 2008, Phu Soi Dao National Park, including Nam Pat forest and Phu Soi Dao forest, with an area of was declared the 109th national park. Since 2002 this national park has been managed by  Protected Areas Regional Office 11 (Phitsanulok). Flora. Plant species include: Flowering plant species include: Orchids species include: Carnivorous plant species include: Fauna. In the park are the following mammals: Birds,the park has some 190 species, of which 130 species of passerine from 32 families, represented by one species: and some 60 species of non-passerine from 14 families, represented by one species: And also reptiles: