"Roof of Thailand" a Chiang Mai Travel Page by suraphona

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In 1296 King Mengrai decided to move the Lanna-capital to a new location on the flatlands of the foothills of Doi Suthep Mountain in what became romantically known as :
``Nopburi Sri Nakorn Phing'' or Chiang Mai.
March 04, 2003

The park covers an area of 48,240 ha.
The lowlands below 800 meters in elevation are warm and very dry during the rain-free season.
On the top of Doi Inthanon, at 2565 meters, has a temperature been known to drop as low as -8 degrees C. and frosts are not unusual during the cool, dry season. January is the coldest month: an average nighttime temperature is 5 Celcius. All seasons, Doi Inthanon is a comfortable reprieve from the heat of the lowlands. At altitudes above 1000 meters, rainfall exceeds more than 2500 mm, considerably more than at nearby Chiang Mai. Even in the dry season, November to April, there is rare but occasional rain or the summit may be shrouded in cloud for a part of the day; persistent mist is an important factor in the maintenance of moist forest there.