Phu Thap Buek

Phu Thap Boek
ภูทับเบิก
East side of the summit seen from Route 203
Highest point
Elevation	1,768 m (5,801 ft)
Listing	List of mountains in Thailand
Coordinates	16°54′23″N 101°5′14″E / 16.90639°N 101.08722°E / 16.90639; 101.08722Coordinates: 16°54′23″N 101°5′14″E / 16.90639°N 101.08722°E / 16.90639; 101.08722
Geography
Phu Thap Boek Thailand
Location	Phetchabun Province, Thailand
Parent range	Phetchabun Mountains
Geology
Mountain type	sandstone
Climbing
First ascent	Unknown
Easiest route	Hike

Phu Thap Boek (Thai: ภูทับเบิก), also known as Phu Man Khao, is a 1,768 m high mountain in Phetchabun Province, Thailand near the border with Loei Province. It is in the Lom Kao District.

Rising in the western range of the massif this mountain is the highest point of the Phetchabun Mountains. The peak rises 12 km west of Highway 203, between Loei town and Phetchabun town.

The Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park is in the area around the mountain. The park overlaps the borders of further two provinces, Phitsanulok and Phetchabun. Most of the mountain is covered in mixed evergreen forest and there are also some farms on its slopes where the climate conditions favor cabbage farming. The area around the mountain is part of the Luang Prabang montane rain forests ecoregion.

The villager at Phu Thap Boek is the Hmong hill tribe. The migrants come from the northern part of Thailand. They are taken care of by the Phetchabun Hilltribe Development Center. The mountain, originally home of Hmong people's settlements, has been overrun by allegedly illegal resorts and restaurants.

Phu Thap Boek is a high mountain at 1,768 meters above sea level. There is abundant natural and fresh air all year. In the morning, fog and clouds is cover all the top of mountain. Moreover, there are many cabbage farms along the foothills. The mountain in this area are raised from the orogeny of the land in the past, so it changed the area at Phetchabun Province from flat plate to became a Sand-Rock mountain. The east and south are the contact areas with Lom Sak district and Khao Kho district. In the north and west are adjacent to Loei Province. During the day, you can see the area below of Lom Kao district and Lom Sak district. At night time, you will see many stars in the sky because the peak is flat.