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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Phu Thok
| other_name = ภูทอก
| photo = What phu tok from bottom.JPG
| elevation_m = 359
| elevation_ref =
| prominence =
| map = Thailand
| map_caption = Location in Thailand
| map_size = 175
| label_position = right
| listing = [[List of mountains in Thailand]]
| location = [[Bueng Kan Province|Bueng Kan]], [[Thailand]]
| range =
| coordinates = {{coord|18|8|15|N|103|52|45|E|type:mountain_region:TH_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates =
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| topo =
| type = [[Inselberg]]
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = drive and walk<ref>[http://udon-news.com/en/company/wat-phu-tok-wat-jetiyakhiri Wat Phu Tok - Wat Jetiyakhiri]</ref>
}}
'''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]] [[Tambon|Subdistrict]], [[Si Wilai District]], at the centre of [[Bueng Kan Province]].
==Geography==
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.<ref>[[:th:ไฟล์:Seal Bueng Kan.png|Seal of the province]]</ref>
Phu Thok has two peaks, Phu Thok Yai and Phu Thok Noi.<ref>[http://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/sightseeing/7937/phu-thok Bangkok Post - Phu Thok]</ref> [[Wat Phu Thok]], an important [[Buddhist temple]], is in a cave near the top of the smaller peak.<ref>[http://www.paiduaykan.com/province/Northeast/bungkan/watphutok.html Wat Phu Thok] {{in lang|th}} </ref>
The summit of this massive rocky hill can be reached via a wooden walkway. The top has views of the surrounding flat countryside.<ref>[http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g303915-d3561661-Reviews-Wat_Phu_Tok-Nong_Khai_Nong_Khai_Province.html Tripadvisor - ''Wat Phu Tok'']</ref>
{|
|- valign="top"
|[[File:Seal Bueng Kan.png|thumb|185px|[[Seals of The Provinces of Thailand|Provincial seal]] of Bueng Kan featuring Phu Thok]]
|[[File:Catwalk north.JPG|thumb|240px|Walkway and landscape on the north side]]
|[[File:House stoned.JPG|thumb|260px|Rock formation from the summit]]
|}
==See also==
*[[List of mountains in Thailand]]
*[[Seals of the provinces of Thailand]]
*[[Bueng Kan Province]]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{commonscat inline|Phu Tok}}
*[http://www.tourismthailand.org/Bueng-Kan Bueng Kan - Tourism Thailand]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ftKP4u76CY Wat Phu Tok and surroundings]
{{Bueng Kan Province}}
[[Category:Geography of Bueng Kan province]]
[[Category:Inselbergs of Asia]]
[[Category:Mountains of Thailand]]