海南(nan)五(wu)指山市翡翠城北郊毗的阿陀嶺(ling),距離市中(zhong)心(xin)1000米,在海榆中(zhong)線200公里處,占地面積8066.7公頃,天(tian)然(ran)林(lin)面積7866.7公頃。
其中南面(mian)有(you)(you)左(zuo)右兩(liang)條(tiao)兩(liang)南北走向的(de)逶迤山(shan)(shan)脈(mo),左(zuo)條(tiao)從(cong)主(zhu)嶺(ling)至(zhi)阿里山(shan)(shan)度假村(cun)長度估計約(yue)3000米,右條(tiao)從(cong)主(zhu)嶺(ling)到(dao)旅游(you)山(shan)(shan)莊長度估計約(yue)4000米,左(zuo)右山(shan)(shan)脈(mo)相距寬度大約(yue)700米至(zhi)1000米不(bu)等,從(cong)主(zhu)嶺(ling)峰上(shang)向南面(mian)俯瞰,整(zheng)體阿陀(tuo)嶺(ling)山(shan)(shan)脈(mo)如英語字母“U”的(de)形狀,峽谷深度200米左(zuo)右,整(zheng)個山(shan)(shan)嶺(ling)區域森林(lin)覆(fu)蓋面(mian)積約(yue)有(you)(you)16萬畝(mu)。
公園(yuan)內山(shan)(shan)水相依(yi),風景秀麗。有(you)(you)原始森(sen)(sen)林(lin)(lin)、人工(gong)林(lin)(lin)、溪流、清泉和(he)蜿(wan)蜒連綿起伏(fu)的群山(shan)(shan)、太平飛(fei)(fei)瀑(pu)、青春(chun)嶺飛(fei)(fei)瀑(pu)等(deng)(deng)具(ju)有(you)(you)魅力(li)的自(zi)然(ran)景觀。阿陀嶺森(sen)(sen)林(lin)(lin)公園(yuan)生(sheng)(sheng)長著大量(liang)的熱(re)帶(dai)(dai)天然(ran)林(lin)(lin)和(he)人工(gong)林(lin)(lin),具(ju)有(you)(you)常綠、多層混(hun)交、異齡等(deng)(deng)特(te)點,主要類型(xing)有(you)(you)熱(re)帶(dai)(dai)雨(yu)林(lin)(lin)、熱(re)帶(dai)(dai)季雨(yu)林(lin)(lin)和(he)常綠闊(kuo)葉林(lin)(lin)等(deng)(deng),森(sen)(sen)林(lin)(lin)資源極為豐富(fu)。森(sen)(sen)林(lin)(lin)的覆蓋率達90%左右,已查明的野生(sheng)(sheng)植物共有(you)(you)1600多種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),400科,有(you)(you)喬灌木60科,700多種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。其中陸生(sheng)(sheng)藥用植物100多種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),經(jing)濟木材(cai)56種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),纖(xian)維(wei)植物56種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),此外還有(you)(you)花卉(hui)與(yu)綠化樹(shu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)等(deng)(deng)多種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。
野生動(dong)物(wu)資源也十分豐(feng)富,已查明的(de)(de)獸類(lei)有(you)3目(mu)(mu)30多種,鳥(niao)類(lei)7目(mu)(mu)30科120種,兩棲爬行類(lei)3目(mu)(mu)40種,被列入(ru)(ru)國(guo)家級保(bao)護(hu)(hu)的(de)(de)珍稀動(dong)物(wu)有(you):孔雀雉、海(hai)南山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)鷓鴣、巨(ju)蜥(xi)、蟒(mang)蛇等(deng)6種,此外(wai)還有(you)列入(ru)(ru)國(guo)家二級保(bao)護(hu)(hu)動(dong)物(wu)的(de)(de)穿(chuan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)甲等(deng)16種,省級保(bao)護(hu)(hu)野生動(dong)物(wu)12種。另外(wai)阿(a)陀(tuo)嶺(ling)森林(lin)公園地(di)處五指山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腹部地(di)帶(dai),屬熱帶(dai)雨林(lin)季風(feng)氣候,冬(dong)暖(nuan)夏涼(liang),夏季低溫(wen)多雨,秋季溫(wen)涼(liang)濕潤,四季如春,享有(you)“天然空調”之(zhi)美(mei)稱。雖然,阿(a)陀(tuo)嶺(ling)沒有(you)黃山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、峨眉山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、泰(tai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、那樣高聳凌空、巍峨壯麗(li)、聞名遐邇,但登上阿(a)陀(tuo)嶺(ling)賦予(yu)人的(de)(de)感受(shou)卻是:視野開闊,胸襟(jin)寬暢;山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)嶺(ling)伏,浩(hao)瀚如海(hai);翠城(cheng)全貌,盡(jin)收(shou)眼(yan)底;云(yun)霧(wu)飄渺,翻(fan)飛波(bo)瀾;景色雄(xiong)奇(qi),風(feng)光秀麗(li)……美(mei)不勝收(shou),具有(you)非(fei)常獨(du)特的(de)(de)一(yi)面。是適合開發登山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、觀(guan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、車線等(deng)游覽項目(mu)(mu)的(de)(de)好地(di)方。沿著盤山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)公路進(jin)入(ru)(ru)林(lin)區,既可觀(guan)賞到(dao)各(ge)種珍稀林(lin)木,又(you)可諦(di)聽(ting)到(dao)各(ge)種鳥(niao)叫蟑嗚,別(bie)有(you)一(yi)番情趣(qu)。