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{{Short description|National park in Mizoram, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}
{{Infobox Protected area
| name = Phawngpui National Park
| iucn_category = II
| map = India Mizoram#India
| relief = y
| mapframe = Yes
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| map_width = 300
| image = Phawngpui national park.jpg
| image_caption =
| mapframe-zoom = 9
| location = [[Mizoram]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Aizawl]]
| coordinates = {{coord|22|40|N|93|03|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|50|km2|sqmi}}
| established = 1992
| visitation_num = 469
| visitation_year = 2012-2013
| governing_body = Department of Environment and Forests, [[Government of Mizoram]]
}}

'''Phawngpui National Park''' or '''Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park''' is one of the two [[national parks of India]] in [[Mizoram]], the other and the larger being [[Murlen National Park]]. It is about 300 km from the main city [[Aizawl]], located in the [[Lawngtlai district]], towards the southeast of Mizoram and relatively close to [[Burma]]. It bears the name of the mountain [[Phawngpui]], often called the Blue Mountain of Mizoram, which is the highest mountain peak in the state, reaching 2,157 m [[above sea level|asl]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Phawngpui|url=http://mizotourism.nic.in/phawngpui.htm|work=mizotourism.nic.in|publisher=MizoTourism|access-date=2013-06-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303183739/http://mizotourism.nic.in/phawngpui.htm|archive-date=3 March 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The national park covers the entire mountain along with the surrounding [[reserve forest]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1=SC Bhatt |editor2=GK Bhargava |title=Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: Mizoram |volume=19 |year=2006 |page= 153|publisher=Kalpaz Publications |location=Delhi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EJEZRa_4R8wC&q=phawngpui&pg=PA153 |isbn=9788178353753}}</ref>

==Geography==
The mountain area of Phawngpui is at most times covered by a thin stretch of clouds, which makes it blue in appearance from a distance, hence the name Blue Mountain. The temperature therefore is mild throughout the year ranging from 11-29 °C, with an average rainfall of 3,000 cm.<ref>{{cite web|author=World Wildlife Adventures|title=Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park, Mizoram|url=http://www.world-wildlife-adventures.com/directory/india/wildlife-park.asp?sanctuary=Phawngpui+Blue+Mountain+National+Park&state=Mizoram|work=world-wildlife-adventures.com|access-date=2013-06-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327003843/http://www.world-wildlife-adventures.com/directory/india/wildlife-park.asp?sanctuary=Phawngpui+Blue+Mountain+National+Park&state=Mizoram|archive-date=27 March 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It overlooks the major river [[kolodyne|Chhimtuipui]] flowing towards Burma. The edges of the mountains are all very steep and mostly of sharp precipices, and the most spectacular is a semi-circular beautiful [[cliff]] on the western side called Thlazuang Khâm, which has a blunt and deep fall.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pachuau|first=Rintluanga|title=Mizoram: A Study in Comprehensive Geography|year=2009| page =95|publisher=Northern Book Center|isbn=978-8172112646|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MYaYKXgAwLwC&q=Phawngpui&pg=PA30}}</ref> The mountain ridge runs in a north-south direction covering about 10 km. The closest human settlement is [[Thaltlang]] village at the base and periphery of the park.<ref name=tour>{{cite web|author= Department of Tourism|title= Mizoram Tourism - Phawngpui|year= 2012|url= http://tourism.mizoram.gov.in/page/phawngpui.html|publisher= The Department of Tourism, Government of Mizoram|access-date= 2013-06-26|archive-date= 28 June 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130628061414/http://tourism.mizoram.gov.in/page/phawngpui.html|url-status= dead}}</ref>

==Flora and fauna==
The Phawngpui National Park provides habitat for a range of birds including the rare [[Blyth's tragopan]], [[falcon]], [[sunbirds]], [[Apus acuticauda|dark-rumped swift]], and [[Mrs. Hume's pheasant]], which is the Mizoram state bird, and also rare animals like the [[mountain goat]], [[slow loris]], [[tiger]], [[leopard]], [[leopard cat]], [[serow]], [[goral]], [[Asiatic black bear]], [[stump-tailed macaque]] and [[capped langur]].<ref>{{cite web| author= Property Direction|title= Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park, Mizoram|date=18 April 2013 | url =http://www.propertydirection.com/228aizawl/phawngpui-blue-mountain-national-park-mizoram/136/ |work= propertydirection.com |access-date= 2013-06-26}}</ref> In 2000, rare bird species were recorded such as [[mountain bamboo partridge]], [[oriental pied hornbill]], [[purple cochoa]], [[striped laughingthrush]], [[grey sibia]], [[black eagle]] and [[large-billed crow]].<ref>{{cite journal |author= Choudhury A |title= Notable bird records from Mizoram in north-east India |url= http://birdingasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Choudhury-Mizoram.pdf |journal= Forktail |volume= 22 | pages= 152–155 |year=2006 }}</ref> The [[clouded leopard]] ''(Neofelis nebulosa)'' was spotted and documented for the first time in 1997.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Ghose, D. |title=First sighting of the clouded leopard ''Neofelis nebulosa'' from the Blue Mountain National Park, Mizoram, India |url= http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Downloads/article_id_083_01_0020_0021_0.pdf |journal=Current Science |volume=83 |issue=1 | pages=20–21 |year=2002 }}</ref> The landscape is the natural habitat of various grasses (in fact is the origin of the name, ''phawng'' in Lai dialect means "meadow", and ''-pui'' is the suffix for "great"). The steep slopes are covered by [[orchids]] and [[rhododendrons]], with areas of [[bamboos]].<ref name=tour/>

==Tourism==

The Government of Mizoram allows [[ecofriendly]] visit to the national park only during the dry season, i.e. permit is open for 6 months from November to the end of April. The rest of the season is left for natural development and rejuvenation. During the last opening season, there were 569 visitors including 52 foreigners.<ref>{{cite web |title= Thla 6 chhungin Rs. 10,190/- hmu |language= lus |trans-title= Rs. 10,190/- collected in 6 months |date= 15 May 2013 |url= http://www.zothlifim.com/chanchinthar/thla-6-chhungin-10190-hmu/ |work= Zothlifim |access-date= 2013-06-26 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713210947/http://www.zothlifim.com/chanchinthar/thla-6-chhungin-10190-hmu/ |archive-date= 13 July 2015 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Phawngpui]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.indiasight.com/north-east-india-tourism/mizoram/phawngpui.html India Sight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306045824/http://www.indiasight.com/north-east-india-tourism/mizoram/phawngpui.html |date=6 March 2016 }}
*[http://trawellguide.com/travel-guide-destination.php?id=1395&title=Phawngpui The Travel Well Guide]
*[http://www.webindia123.com/Mizoram/Tourism/Places.htm Tourism Place]
*[http://overindia.com/mizoram/phawngpui/ India Travel Guide]
*[http://worddomination.com/phawngpui.html Travel guide at World Domination]
*[https://archive.today/20130628035453/http://www.mobshare.in/channel/incrediblene/post/IzM4MUduOTB1c2dLTCoqKjQ1NDc5Mw Mobshare]
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[[Category:National parks in Mizoram]]
[[Category:Tourism in Northeast India]]
[[Category:1992 establishments in Mizoram]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1992]]

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