Horton Plains National Park

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Horton Plains National Park is a protected montane plateau in Sri Lanka famed for its cloud forests, grasslands, rich biodiversity, and dramatic viewpoints such as World's End.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessRoute via Ohiya ⓘ
via Pattipola ⓘ
area about 31 km² ⓘ
averageAnnualRainfall over 2,000 mm ⓘ
climate cool, wet montane climate ⓘ
country Sri Lanka ⓘ
elevation about 2,100–2,300 metres above sea level ⓘ
established 1988 ⓘ
governingBody Department of Wildlife Conservation (Sri Lanka) ⓘ
hasConservationIssue forest dieback ⓘ
tourism pressure ⓘ
hasEcosystemType montane cloud forest ⓘ
montane grassland ⓘ
hasFauna Sri Lanka bush warbler ⓘ
Sri Lanka leopard ⓘ
linked to: Sri Lankan leopard

Sri Lanka whistling thrush ⓘ
Sri Lanka white-eye ⓘ
Sri Lankan sambar deer ⓘ
endemic amphibians ⓘ
purple-faced langur ⓘ
hasFlora grassland with tussock grasses ⓘ
montane evergreen forest ⓘ
hasLandform plateau ⓘ
hasViewpoint Mini World's End ⓘ
World's End ⓘ
hasWaterfall Baker's Falls ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
knownFor Baker's Falls ⓘ
World's End escarpment ⓘ
biodiversity ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ
scenic hiking trails ⓘ
locatedIn Central Highlands of Sri Lanka ⓘ
Central Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ
Nuwara Eliya District ⓘ
nearestCity Nuwara Eliya ⓘ
partOf Central Highlands of Sri Lanka UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
popularActivity hiking ⓘ
nature photography ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ
previousProtectionStatus wildlife sanctuary ⓘ
previousProtectionYear 1969 ⓘ
sourceOfRiver Kelani River ⓘ
Mahaweli River ⓘ
Walawe River ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of a World Heritage Site ⓘ

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Central Province of Sri Lanka → hasLandmark → Horton Plains National Park ⓘ
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka → hasComponent → Horton Plains National Park ⓘ
Up-Country → hasLandmark → Horton Plains National Park ⓘ
Nuwara Eliya → nearbyAttraction → Horton Plains National Park ⓘ
World’s End escarpment → locatedIn → Horton Plains National Park ⓘ
World’s End escarpment → accessPoint → Horton Plains trailhead ⓘ
linked to: Horton Plains National Park
World’s End escarpment → withinProtectedArea → Horton Plains National Park ⓘ
ඌව පළාත → hasTouristAttraction → Horton Plains National Park vicinity ⓘ
linked to: Horton Plains National Park
Haputale → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Horton Plains region (broader highlands area) ⓘ
linked to: Horton Plains National Park
Uva Province → hasLandmark → Horton Plains National Park ⓘ
Central Province → containsSite → Horton Plains National Park ⓘ
Sri Lankan leopard → protectedIn → Horton Plains National Park ⓘ
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka → contains → Horton Plains National Park ⓘ
subject linked to: Central Highlands
Nuwara Eliya District → hasProtectedArea → Horton Plains National Park ⓘ
Nuwara Eliya District → touristAttraction → Horton Plains National Park ⓘ