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Doi Suthep Pui National Park (Parque nacional Doi Suthep-Pui)
Chiang Mai, Thailand"Doi Suthep-Pui National Park (formerly known as Doi Aoy Chang) is named after the mountains where the hermit Sudeva lived and practiced meditation for many years. This national park is located in Chiang Mai province, a few miles from the center of the city. Chiang Mai city a few km to the northwest.It covers an area of 265 km² including the areas of Mae Rim, Mae Taeng, Hang Dong and Chiang Mai city.Doi Suthep-Pui National Park is home to many attractions. Chiang Mai's most famous shrine."
Established in 1981, Doi Suthep Pui National Park is divided into two main areas. The southern area is known as Doi Suthep and Doi Pui, while the smaller northern area is around the Mok Fa waterfall. Famous attractions and the headquarters of the national park management board are located in the southern area.
The main attractions of Doi Suthep Pui National Park are Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Wat Pha Lat, Bhubing summer palace, Huey Kaew waterfall, all villages and trails. Doi Suthep Pui National Park is one of the best places in the country for hiking because it has many trails in all directions and different heights, and cycling is also popular. Two of the highest peaks in this national park are Doi Pui at 1,685 meters while Doi Buak Ha is slightly lower.
About the weather in Doi Suthep Pui National Park: The rainy season is from June to October, in which August and September are the most rainy times of the year. The rest of the year the weather is quite dry. The high altitude of the national park makes the climate cool and pleasant all year round, averaging around 20-23°C. During the winter months, the temperature can drop as low as 5-6°C, usually around January and February.
The forests in the national park include year-round green forest at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters and deciduous forest at lower elevations. Some parts of the forest in ravines and stream banks are mixed deciduous and green forests. Common trees here include beech, dipterocarp and trees of the magnolia family. There are also about 2,000 species of ferns and flowering plants.
Although there are quite a few villages springing up in and around Doi Suthep Pui National Park, it is still home to many animals. Some of the mammal species found here are Indian roe deer, wild boar, Assamese long-tailed macaque, Indochinese chamois, Asian yellow cat, Malayan porcupine and Asian black bear. There are also more than 360 species of birds and some rare amphibians such as Theloderma gordoni (Gordon bulge-eyed frog), Tylototriton huyenoi (Chiang Mai newt), Ichthyophis youngorum (Chiang Mai caecilian bird), Leptobrachium chapaense (the spurted toad) Sapa) or Megophrys parva (small horned toad). In particular, Cyrtodactylus doisuthep (Doi Suthep curved-nosed gecko) is an endemic species that is only found in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park.