Phaya Pipak Forest Park located in Yang Hom Sub-district, Khun Tan District, Chiang Rai Province, situated in Pah Huay Deang National Reserved Forest, Huay Tan Forest and Huay Krai Forest, covered the area of 3,750 rais. The Royal Forest Department declared this forest park on May 4, 1999.
Topography
It is a high mountain with the beautiful scenery of Doi Pha Mon Mountain Range. It is approximately 940-1,218 metres above the average sea level. Its highest peak is Doi Khun Huay Jedi Mountains peak where the average slope is 40%.
Flora and Fauna
It is the Mixed Deciduous Forest. The Hill Evergreen Forest is sometimes found around the Khun Huay Jedi Mountains Peak. Flora found consist of Mountain ebony tree (Bauhinia variegata), Fagaceae genus, black plum, Symplocaceae genus, Mammea siamensis, Michelia floribunda and Aromadendron elegans. Ground flora found consist of Costus globosus, Imperata cylindrica, Themeda triandra, Fimbristylis schoenoides, Fuirena umbellata, YA MAI KWAD, YA LAO, various moss and fern species.
Fauna found consist of wild pig, palm civet, civet, wild cat, Malayan flying lemur, porcupine, mongoose, bat, squirrel, flying squirrel, Siamese hare, Indochinese ground squirrel and so on.
