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Pha Daeng National Park

Coordinates: 19°37′43.025″N 98°57′21.772″E / 19.62861806°N 98.95604778°E / 19.62861806; 98.95604778
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Pha Daeng National Park
อุทยานแห่งชาติผาแดง
Map showing the location of Pha Daeng National Park
Map showing the location of Pha Daeng National Park
Location within Thailand
LocationChiang Dao District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Coordinates19°37′43.025″N 98°57′21.772″E / 19.62861806°N 98.95604778°E / 19.62861806; 98.95604778
Area1,123 km2 (434 sq mi)
Established2 November 2000; 25 years ago (2000-11-02)
Visitors39,534 (in 2024)[1]
Governing bodyDepartment of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Pha Daeng National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติผาแดง), formerly known as Chiang Dao National Park,[2] is a national park in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The park covers 702,085 rai ~ 1,123 square kilometres (434 sq mi)[3] of the Pha Daeng mountain areas of the Daen Lao Range near the border with Burma, just north of Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary. The tallest summit is 1,794 m high Doi Puk Phakka.[4]

History

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The establishment of the national park was declared in the Royal Gazette on 2 November 2000.[3] It became Thailand's 99th national park.

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Location

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "สถิตินักท่องเที่ยวที่เข้าไปในอุทยานแห่งชาติ ปีงบบ่ระมาณ พ.ศ. 2567" [Statistics of tourists visiting national parks in fiscal year 2024]. Department National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) (in Thai). Retrieved 26 August 2025. , PARO 16, no.139 Pha Daeng, 39,534
  2. ^ "Pha Daeng National Park". National Parks Thailand (in Thai). Dept of National Parks Thailand. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  3. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022. , no 99 Pha Daeng
  4. ^ "Pha Daeng National Park". National Parks Thailand. Dept of National Parks Thailand. Archived from the original on 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
  5. ^ "Pha Daeng National Park". Department National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP). Retrieved 7 November 2025.
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  • Chiang Dao travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Birdwatching, Doi Chiang Dao National Park