Nam Nao National Park
Nam Nao National Park is a protected area in Nam Nao District, Phetchabun Province in northern Thailand. It is 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of Lom Sak District.
Bamboo, Nam Nao National Park
| Nam Nao National Park | |
|---|---|
| อุทยานแห่งชาติน้ำหนาว | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
 Nam Nao National Park at sunrise | |
  Location within Thailand | |
| Location | Thailand |
| Nearest city | Phetchabun |
| Coordinates | 16°44′01″N 101°33′47″E |
| Area | 1,000 km2 |
| Established | 1972 |
The park is a large forest filled with pineries, grasslands, and jungle. The park is home to more than 100 species of birds.[1] The average annual temperature is 25 degrees Celsius. Between December and January temperatures drop to as low as 2-5 degrees Celsius.[2] Nam Nao National Park is part of a Level I "tiger conservation unit" (TCU).[3] It encompasses 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi).[4]
References
- Elliot, Stephan; Cubitt, Gerald (2001). THE NATIONAL PARKS and other Wild Places of THAILAND. New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. pp. 90–93. ISBN 9781859748862.
- "Nam Nao National Park". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- Wikramanayake, Eric D. (2002). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press. pp. 382–. ISBN 978-1-55963-923-1. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- Williams, China (August 1, 2009). Thailand. Lonely Planet. pp. 501–. ISBN 978-1-74179-157-0. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
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