Phu Thok

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Phu Thok
ภูทอก
Highest point
Elevation	359 m (1,178 ft)
Listing	List of mountains in Thailand
Coordinates	18°8′15″N 103°52′45″E / 18.13750°N 103.87917°E / 18.13750; 103.87917Coordinates: 18°8′15″N 103°52′45″E / 18.13750°N 103.87917°E / 18.13750; 103.87917
Geography
Phu Thok Location in Thailand
Location	Bueng Kan, Thailand
Parent range	Isolated hill
Geology
Mountain type	sandstone
Climbing
Easiest route	drive 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[]

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] , 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

See also[]

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

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Phu Tok at Wikimedia Commons
• Bueng Kan - Tourism Thailand
• Wat Phu Tok and surroundings