海南五指山市翡翠(cui)城(cheng)北郊毗(pi)的(de)阿陀嶺(ling),距離市中(zhong)心1000米,在海榆中(zhong)線200公(gong)(gong)里處,占(zhan)地面積8066.7公(gong)(gong)頃(qing),天然林(lin)面積7866.7公(gong)(gong)頃(qing)。
其中南面有左(zuo)右(you)兩條兩南北走(zou)向的逶迤山脈,左(zuo)條從(cong)主嶺(ling)(ling)至阿里山度(du)假村(cun)長度(du)估(gu)計約3000米,右(you)條從(cong)主嶺(ling)(ling)到旅游山莊長度(du)估(gu)計約4000米,左(zuo)右(you)山脈相距寬度(du)大約700米至1000米不等,從(cong)主嶺(ling)(ling)峰上向南面俯瞰,整(zheng)體阿陀嶺(ling)(ling)山脈如英語字母“U”的形狀(zhuang),峽谷深度(du)200米左(zuo)右(you),整(zheng)個山嶺(ling)(ling)區域森林覆蓋(gai)面積約有16萬(wan)畝。
公園內山水相依(yi),風景秀麗。有(you)(you)原始森(sen)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)、人工林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)、溪流、清泉和蜿蜒(yan)連綿起伏的(de)群山、太(tai)平(ping)飛瀑、青春嶺飛瀑等(deng)具(ju)有(you)(you)魅力的(de)自然景觀。阿陀嶺森(sen)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)公園生(sheng)(sheng)長著大量的(de)熱(re)帶(dai)天然林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)和人工林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin),具(ju)有(you)(you)常綠(lv)(lv)、多(duo)層(ceng)混交、異齡等(deng)特(te)點,主要類型有(you)(you)熱(re)帶(dai)雨(yu)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)、熱(re)帶(dai)季雨(yu)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)和常綠(lv)(lv)闊葉(xie)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)等(deng),森(sen)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)資源極為豐(feng)富。森(sen)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)的(de)覆蓋率達90%左右(you),已查明的(de)野生(sheng)(sheng)植物(wu)共有(you)(you)1600多(duo)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),400科,有(you)(you)喬灌木(mu)60科,700多(duo)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。其中陸生(sheng)(sheng)藥用植物(wu)100多(duo)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),經濟(ji)木(mu)材56種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),纖維(wei)植物(wu)56種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),此外還有(you)(you)花(hua)卉(hui)與綠(lv)(lv)化樹種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)等(deng)多(duo)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。
野生動物(wu)(wu)資源也十分豐富,已查(cha)明的(de)(de)(de)獸類(lei)(lei)有(you)3目(mu)30多種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),鳥(niao)類(lei)(lei)7目(mu)30科120種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),兩(liang)棲爬行類(lei)(lei)3目(mu)40種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),被列入國家(jia)級保(bao)護(hu)的(de)(de)(de)珍(zhen)稀動物(wu)(wu)有(you):孔雀雉、海南山鷓鴣(gu)、巨蜥、蟒蛇等6種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),此(ci)外(wai)還有(you)列入國家(jia)二級保(bao)護(hu)動物(wu)(wu)的(de)(de)(de)穿山甲等16種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),省級保(bao)護(hu)野生動物(wu)(wu)12種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。另外(wai)阿(a)陀嶺森(sen)林(lin)(lin)公園(yuan)地(di)處五(wu)指山腹部(bu)地(di)帶(dai),屬熱(re)帶(dai)雨林(lin)(lin)季風氣候,冬暖(nuan)夏涼(liang),夏季低(di)溫多雨,秋季溫涼(liang)濕潤(run),四季如(ru)春(chun),享(xiang)有(you)“天然(ran)空調”之(zhi)美(mei)稱。雖然(ran),阿(a)陀嶺沒有(you)黃山、峨眉山、泰(tai)山、那樣(yang)高聳凌空、巍(wei)峨壯麗(li)、聞(wen)名遐邇(er),但登上阿(a)陀嶺賦予人的(de)(de)(de)感(gan)受卻(que)是(shi):視野開闊,胸(xiong)襟寬暢;山嶺伏,浩瀚如(ru)海;翠城全貌(mao),盡收眼底;云霧飄渺,翻飛波瀾;景色雄奇,風光秀麗(li)……美(mei)不勝收,具有(you)非(fei)常(chang)獨特的(de)(de)(de)一(yi)面。是(shi)適合開發登山、觀山、車線等游覽項目(mu)的(de)(de)(de)好地(di)方。沿著盤山公路進入林(lin)(lin)區,既可觀賞到各(ge)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)珍(zhen)稀林(lin)(lin)木(mu),又(you)可諦(di)聽到各(ge)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)鳥(niao)叫(jiao)蟑嗚(wu),別有(you)一(yi)番(fan)情趣。