Doi Inthanon National Park
Thailand's highest peak, 2,565 m, in Chom Thong district: cloud forest, four named waterfalls, twin royal pagodas and rich birdlife.
Thailand's highest peak, with cloud forest and waterfalls
Doi Inthanon National Park sits in Chom Thong district of Chiang Mai province and contains Doi Inthanon, the highest mountain in Thailand at 2,565 m according to TAT. It is often called the roof of Thailand. The park was created on 2 October 1972 and rises through very different habitats. The park's habitats include evergreen cloud forest, sphagnum bog, deciduous dipterocarp forest, rainforest, and mixed and pine forest. Karen and Hmong villages lie within the park. TAT's page names four waterfalls (Mae Klang, Wachirathan, Siriphum and Mae Ya), the twin royal pagodas, rice terraces and the Thai National Observatory, and it describes the park as a bird-watching destination. Published bird checklists for the park run to several hundred species, and the totals differ from list to list. Because of the height, TAT notes the park is cool all year, with mist and frost in the cool season.
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City locations, drawn from our published destination data. Attractions, hotels and restaurants are not mapped yet.
Along the mountain trail
What TAT and other sources list inside the park.
Waterfalls
- TAT names the Mae Klang, Wachirathan, Siriphum and Mae Ya waterfalls in the park.
Peaks and pagodas
- The park ranges from about 400 m to the summit at 2,565 m, and Doi Hua Mot Luang is the next-highest peak at 2,330 m.
- TAT lists the twin royal pagodas among the park's main sights. Other sources say they commemorate the late King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit, but that comes from non-official pages and should be checked.
Nature and landscape
- The park is described as a bird-watching destination; published checklists differ on the total, so there is no single official count.
- TAT also lists rice terraces and the Thai National Observatory among its features.
How to visit
Position only; no transport details are stated here.
Position
- The park's address is in Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, and it lies outside the city of Chiang Mai.
- It is a separate outing from Chiang Mai's Old City and from Doi Suthep.
Good to know
Facts that shape how the park feels.
Good to know
- TAT describes the park as cool all year, with mist and frost in the cool season, so conditions at the top differ from the city.
- Karen and Hmong villages lie inside the park.
- The summit is described as lying in cloud forest, so views are not guaranteed.
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