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Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park is a national park located in the Loei
Loei Province

Loei is one of the most sparsely populated Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the Isan of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai Province, Udon Thani Province, Nongbua Lamphu Province, Khon Kaen Province, Phetchabun Province, Phitsanulok Province....
, Phitsanulok
Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Phetchabun Province, Phichit Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Sukhothai Province, Uttaradit Province....
 and Phetchabun
Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Khon Kaen Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Lopburi Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Phichit Province and Phitsanulok Province....
 Provinces of Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
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park landscape is generally steep mountains. The northern part of the park in stretches to the border with Laos
Laos

Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west....
. The Southern part of the park extends into the Phetchabun Province
Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Khon Kaen Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Lopburi Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Phichit Province and Phitsanulok Province....
. Mountain peaks include Phu Phangma, Phu Lomlo, Phu Hin Rong Kla and Phu Man Khao. Phu Man Kaho is the tallest peak in the park, with an elevation of 1,820 meters.






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Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park is a national park located in the Loei
Loei Province

Loei is one of the most sparsely populated Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the Isan of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai Province, Udon Thani Province, Nongbua Lamphu Province, Khon Kaen Province, Phetchabun Province, Phitsanulok Province....
, Phitsanulok
Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Phetchabun Province, Phichit Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Sukhothai Province, Uttaradit Province....
 and Phetchabun
Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Khon Kaen Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Lopburi Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Phichit Province and Phitsanulok Province....
 Provinces of Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
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Topography

The park landscape is generally steep mountains. The northern part of the park in stretches to the border with Laos
Laos

Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west....
. The Southern part of the park extends into the Phetchabun Province
Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Khon Kaen Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Lopburi Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Phichit Province and Phitsanulok Province....
. Mountain peaks include Phu Phangma, Phu Lomlo, Phu Hin Rong Kla and Phu Man Khao. Phu Man Kaho is the tallest peak in the park, with an elevation of 1,820 meters. The second tallest is Phu Lomlo at an elevation of 1,664 meters. Within the park are the sources of the Mueat Don and Luang Yai Rivers.

Climate

The park is generally cool all year round, with temperatures rarely rising above 25° Celsius. The temperature occasionally drops below freezing.

Forest

The park has mixed deciduous, dry dipterocarp, dry evergreen, and hill evergreen forests.

Animal Species

Among the species of animal in the park are:
  • Tiger
    Tiger

    The tiger is a member of the Felidae family; the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and an Carnivore#Obligate carnivores....
  • Leopard
    Leopard

    The leopard is a member of the Felidae biological family and the smallest of the four "Panthera" in the genus Panthera; the other three are the tiger, lion and jaguar....
  • Asiatic Black Bear
    Asiatic Black Bear

    The Asian black bear , also known as the Asiatic Black Bear, Tibetan black bear, the Himalayan black bear, or the Moon bear, is a medium sized, sharp-clawed, black-colored bear with a distinctive white or cream "V" marking on its chest....
  • Wild boar
  • Fox
    Fox

    A fox is an animal belonging to any one of about 27 species of small to medium-sized Canidae, characterized by possessing a long, narrow snout, and a bushy tail, or brush....
  • Monkey
    Monkey

    A monkey is a nonhuman primate mammal with the exception usually of the lemurs and tarsiers. More specifically, the term monkey refers to a subset of monkeys: any of the smaller longer-tailed catarrhine or platyrrhine primates as contrasted with the apes....
  • Leopard cats
  • Wild hare
    Hare

    Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Very young hares, less than one year old, are called leverets....
  • Boves barbets
  • Common Flameback
    Common Flameback

    The Common Flameback is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....
  • Asian Barred Owlet
    Asian Barred Owlet

    The Asian Barred Owlet is a species of true owl. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam....
  • Brown Hawk-owl
  • Jungle fowl
  • Bulbuls
  • Swallow
    Swallow

    The swallows and martins are a group of passerine birds in the family Hirundinidae which are characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding....
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Rock Formations

The park contains Lan Hin Taek, natural rock formations covered with orchids, fern
Fern

A fern is any one of a group of about 20,000 species of plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Filicophyta....
s, moss
Moss

Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1?10 cm tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations....
, lichens and seasonal flowers.

Effect of Human Presence

Much of the forest was damaged and much of the wildlife was killed or fled to safer areas during a period when the region was used as a battlefield between the Thai government and the communists.