海(hai)南五指(zhi)山市(shi)翡翠城(cheng)北郊毗的阿(a)陀嶺,距(ju)離市(shi)中(zhong)心1000米,在海(hai)榆中(zhong)線(xian)200公(gong)(gong)里處(chu),占地(di)面積8066.7公(gong)(gong)頃,天(tian)然林面積7866.7公(gong)(gong)頃。
其(qi)中南面(mian)(mian)有(you)左(zuo)右兩條(tiao)兩南北(bei)走向的逶(wei)迤(yi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)脈(mo),左(zuo)條(tiao)從(cong)主(zhu)(zhu)嶺(ling)(ling)(ling)至阿(a)里(li)山(shan)(shan)(shan)度(du)假(jia)村長(chang)(chang)度(du)估計約3000米,右條(tiao)從(cong)主(zhu)(zhu)嶺(ling)(ling)(ling)到旅游山(shan)(shan)(shan)莊長(chang)(chang)度(du)估計約4000米,左(zuo)右山(shan)(shan)(shan)脈(mo)相距寬度(du)大約700米至1000米不等,從(cong)主(zhu)(zhu)嶺(ling)(ling)(ling)峰上向南面(mian)(mian)俯瞰,整體阿(a)陀嶺(ling)(ling)(ling)山(shan)(shan)(shan)脈(mo)如英語字母“U”的形(xing)狀,峽谷(gu)深度(du)200米左(zuo)右,整個(ge)山(shan)(shan)(shan)嶺(ling)(ling)(ling)區域森林覆蓋(gai)面(mian)(mian)積(ji)約有(you)16萬畝。
公(gong)園內山水(shui)相依,風景秀(xiu)麗。有原始森林(lin)、人工林(lin)、溪流、清泉和蜿(wan)蜒(yan)連綿起伏的(de)群山、太平飛瀑(pu)、青春嶺飛瀑(pu)等具有魅力的(de)自然(ran)景觀。阿(a)陀嶺森林(lin)公(gong)園生長著大量的(de)熱(re)(re)帶天然(ran)林(lin)和人工林(lin),具有常綠、多(duo)(duo)層混交、異齡等特(te)點,主要類型有熱(re)(re)帶雨林(lin)、熱(re)(re)帶季雨林(lin)和常綠闊葉林(lin)等,森林(lin)資源極為(wei)豐富。森林(lin)的(de)覆蓋率(lv)達90%左右,已查明(ming)的(de)野(ye)生植(zhi)物共有1600多(duo)(duo)種(zhong)(zhong),400科,有喬灌木60科,700多(duo)(duo)種(zhong)(zhong)。其中陸生藥用植(zhi)物100多(duo)(duo)種(zhong)(zhong),經濟(ji)木材56種(zhong)(zhong),纖(xian)維植(zhi)物56種(zhong)(zhong),此外還有花(hua)卉與綠化樹種(zhong)(zhong)等多(duo)(duo)種(zhong)(zhong)。
野(ye)生(sheng)動(dong)(dong)物資源也十分豐富,已查明的(de)(de)獸類有(you)3目(mu)(mu)30多(duo)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),鳥(niao)類7目(mu)(mu)30科(ke)120種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),兩棲爬行類3目(mu)(mu)40種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),被列入(ru)國家級(ji)保護(hu)的(de)(de)珍稀動(dong)(dong)物有(you):孔(kong)雀雉、海(hai)南山鷓鴣、巨蜥、蟒蛇等(deng)6種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),此(ci)外還(huan)有(you)列入(ru)國家二級(ji)保護(hu)動(dong)(dong)物的(de)(de)穿山甲等(deng)16種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),省級(ji)保護(hu)野(ye)生(sheng)動(dong)(dong)物12種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。另(ling)外阿陀嶺(ling)森(sen)林公園(yuan)地處五指(zhi)山腹部地帶,屬熱帶雨(yu)林季(ji)(ji)風氣(qi)候,冬暖(nuan)夏涼(liang),夏季(ji)(ji)低溫多(duo)雨(yu),秋季(ji)(ji)溫涼(liang)濕潤,四季(ji)(ji)如春,享(xiang)有(you)“天(tian)然(ran)空(kong)調”之美(mei)稱(cheng)。雖(sui)然(ran),阿陀嶺(ling)沒有(you)黃山、峨眉(mei)山、泰山、那樣(yang)高聳凌空(kong)、巍峨壯麗、聞名遐邇(er),但(dan)登上阿陀嶺(ling)賦予人的(de)(de)感(gan)受卻是(shi):視(shi)野(ye)開闊,胸襟寬暢;山嶺(ling)伏(fu),浩(hao)瀚如海(hai);翠城全貌,盡收眼(yan)底;云霧飄渺,翻(fan)飛波瀾;景色雄(xiong)奇,風光秀麗……美(mei)不勝收,具有(you)非常(chang)獨特(te)的(de)(de)一面。是(shi)適合開發登山、觀山、車線等(deng)游覽項目(mu)(mu)的(de)(de)好地方(fang)。沿著盤山公路進入(ru)林區,既(ji)可(ke)觀賞到(dao)各(ge)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)珍稀林木,又可(ke)諦聽到(dao)各(ge)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)鳥(niao)叫蟑嗚,別有(you)一番情趣。