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Phu Thok

Coordinates: 18°8′15″N 103°52′45″E / 18.13750°N 103.87917°E / 18.13750; 103.87917
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Phu Thok
ภูทอก
Highest point
Elevation359 m (1,178 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Thailand
Coordinates18°8′15″N 103°52′45″E / 18.13750°N 103.87917°E / 18.13750; 103.87917
Geography
Phu Thok is located in Thailand
Phu Thok
Phu Thok
Location in Thailand
LocationBueng Kan, Thailand
Geology
Mountain typeInselberg
Climbing
Easiest routedrive and walk[1]

Phu Thok (ภูทอก, also spelled Phu Tok), meaning 'lonely mountain' in the Isan language, is a 359 m high isolated hill in the northeastern end of Isan, Thailand. It is in Na Sabaeng Subdistrict, Si Wilai District, at the centre of Bueng Kan Province.

Geography

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Phu Thok is an emblematic sandstone outcrop that is both a local landmark and the symbol of the province of Bueng Kan. It appears in somewhat stylized form in the provincial seal.[2]

Phu Thok has two peaks, Phu Thok Yai and Phu Thok Noi.[3] Wat Phu Thok, an important Buddhist temple, is in a cave near the top of the smaller peak.[4] The summit of this massive rocky hill can be reached via a wooden walkway. The top has views of the surrounding flat countryside.[5]













Provincial seal of Bueng Kan featuring Phu Thok
Walkway and landscape on the north side
Rock formation from the summit

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