Phu Thok

Phu Thok
ภูทอก
File:What phu tok from bottom.JPG
Highest point
Elevation	359 m (1,178 ft)
Listing	List of mountains in Thailand
Coordinates	18°8′15″N 103°52′45″E
Geography
Phu Thok is located in Thailand Phu Thok Phu Thok Location in Thailand
Location	Bueng Kan, Thailand
Geology
Mountain type	Inselberg
Climbing
Easiest route	drive and walk

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

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

File:Seal Bueng Kan.png Provincial seal of Bueng Kan featuring Phu Thok

File:Catwalk north.JPG Walkway and landscape on the north side

File:House stoned.JPG Rock formation from the summit

See also

• List of mountains in Thailand
• Seals of the provinces of Thailand
• Bueng Kan Province

External links

• File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Phu Tok at Wikimedia Commons
• Bueng Kan - Tourism Thailand
• Wat Phu Tok and surroundings