| Ba Vi National Park | |
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  Ba Vi National Park | |
| Location | Ba Vi,Hanoi,Vietnam |
| Nearest town | Sơn Tây |
| Coordinates | 21°04′41″N105°21′30″E / 21.07806°N 105.35833°E /21.07806; 105.35833 |
| Area | 10,815 ha (26,720 acres) |
| Established | 1991 |
Ba Vì National Park (Vietnamese:Vườn quốc gia Ba Vì) is anational park located 48 km (30 mi) west ofHanoi,Vietnam. The park is located in theBa Vì mountain range.
Ba Vì National Park covers an area of 10,815 ha (26,720 acres) insideBa Vì District ofHanoi,[1]Lương Sơn district and the city ofHòa Bình, in the province of Hòa Bình.[2] The national park is 15km west of the nearest town,Sơn Tây and 48km western from the centre of Hanoi.
The Park is situated on theBa Vì mountain range, running north-west and south-east with the highesr peak being located on Vua mountain (lit. King Mountain) of 1,296 m. The park also features Tan Vien mountain with an altitude of 1,226 m and Ngoc Hoa mountain with 1,120 m.
Ba Vì National Park is the site of the remains of an ancientvolcano, with the last eruption dated approximately 200 million years ago.[3]
