Khao Luang National Park
| Khao Luang | |
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 Khao Luang
Thailand
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,780 m (5,840 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,715 m (5,627 ft) |
| Listing |
Ultra List of mountains in Thailand |
| Coordinates | 8°30′N 99°44′E / 8.500°N 99.733°ECoordinates: 8°30′N 99°44′E / 8.500°N 99.733°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand |
| Parent range | Nakhon Si Thammarat Range (Southern Tenasserim Hills) |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | granite |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | drive |
Khao Luang (เขาหลวง) is the tallest mountain in southern Thailand. It is located in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.
The Khao Luang mountain is the highest summit of a massif of several hills with steep slopes. It is part of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Range, a subrange of the Tenasserim Hills.
Geologically this mountain formation consists of a granite core under loose soils. On steep slopes, the soil covering the mountains can cause landslides when saturated with water.
Some of the forests of the area were felled to give way to rubber plantations.
Khao Luang National Park is named after Khao Luang mountain. The park is mountainous with many tall peaks along its range.
The park covers an area of 570 square kilometres (220 sq mi) with a large variety of wildlife and habitats, including mountains, forests, rivers and waterfalls. The area also provides an important watershed for the surrounding villages and farms. The park provides a green roof to southern Thailand and its quality earned it an award in 1999 for being a place of outstanding beauty and nature. The park was officially designated a National Park on 18 December 1974, becoming the ninth National Park in Thailand. The headquarters of the park is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the town of Nakhon Si Thammarat.
The mountainous Park is a watershed for the Tapee River, Pakphanang River, Klai River and Pakpoon River, Nopphitam.
Due to the park's location on the peninsula, it receives monsoons from both the east and the west coasts and means that the park receives a great deal of rain all year and also cold weather. There are two main seasons. Rainy season from May through to January with the heaviest of the rainfall between October and December. Hot season is between February and April. Over the year the park receives approximately 3,500–4,500 millimetres (140–180 in) of rainfall. The highest temperatures range from 28 °C (82 °F) to 30 °C (86 °F) and the lowest from 15 °C (59 °F) to 15 °C (59 °F)in January and February.
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