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[2] Donner: 2,296 m; highest peak of the Daen Lao Range on the Thai side of the border Doi Chiang Dao: ดอยหลวง เชียงดาว: Daen Lao: Chiang Mai: 2,175 [3]: 665 Also known as Doi Luang Chiang Dao. 2,225 m in some sources Khao Kacheu La: เขากะเจอลา: Tak: 2,152 [4] Phu Soi Dao: ภูสอย ...
Khao Soi Dao Tai is its highest peak at 1,675 metres (5,495 ft) [4] (older sources give 1,640 metres (5,380 ft) [5]), followed by Khao Soi Dao Nuea. Igneous rock in the form of granite is extensively found in the composition of the main range, especially in the area of the two highest peaks. [ 1 ]
Khao Soi Dao Waterfall (Thai: น้ำตกเขาสอยดาว or Namtok Khao Soi Dao) is a popular tourist destination in the wildlife sanctuary. It is 70 km from the town of Chanthaburi. [9] It springs from Khao Soi Dao Nua at 1,556 meters above sea level and has a total of 16 tiers.
On May 28, 2008, Phu Soi Dao National Park, including Nam Pat forest and Phu Soi Dao forest, with an area of 212,633 rai ~ 340 square kilometres (130 sq mi) [7] was declared the 109th national park. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Since 2002 this national park has been managed by Protected Areas Regional Office 11 (Phitsanulok) .
The government created the minor district (king amphoe) Soi Dao on 1 January 1988, by splitting off five tambon from Pong Nam Ron district. [1] It was upgraded to a full district on 9 May 1992. [ 2 ]
The largest of these is Ton Phrai Waterfall, 40 metres (130 ft) high and best seen during the rainy season. The park's namesake waterfall, Lampi, is of similar height but lesser volume and falls in numerous tiers. [2] The Hat Thai Mueang section consists of a pristine 13 kilometres (10 mi) white sand Andaman Sea beach backed by a mangrove forest.
Pha Daeng National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติผาแดง), formerly known as Chiang Dao National Park, [1] is a national park in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Established on 2 November 2000, the park covers 702,085 rai ~ 1,123 square kilometres (434 sq mi) [ 2 ] of the Pha Daeng mountain areas of the Daen Lao ...
The total area of the islands is 11 square kilometres (4.2 sq mi) [4] spreading out over a water area which is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) in length and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) in width. Islands are composed primarily of Cretaceous shale and sandstone .