Phu Thap Boek
A 1,794 metre mountain in Phetchabun's Lom Kao district, near the border with Loei. Hmong farmers grow cabbages on its steep slopes, and on cool mornings the fields look out over a sea of cloud.
- Where
- Lom Kao, Phetchabun, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 16.9064, 101.0872
Get the Phu Thap Boek stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Phu Thap Boek. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Phetchabun volume with your photos and a note.
Near Phu Thap Boek
Khao Kho 34 km
A 1,143 metre mountain in the western Phetchabun range, in the district that shares its name. Its cool, rolling heights are dotted with viewpoints and resorts, and at dawn the valleys below often fill with mist.
Phu Kradueng 70 km
A flat-topped mountain in Loei rising to 1,316 metres, part of the Phetchabun range that divides the North from Isan. The long climb to its plateau is a classic Thai hike, and the top opens out into pine woods, meadows and cliff edges facing the sunrise.
Phu Ruea 71 km
A 1,365 metre peak in Loei whose name means boat mountain: from some angles it looks like an upturned hull. It rises in the Phetchabun range north of the highway between Loei town and Phetchabun, and its cool heights draw Thai visitors in the winter months.
Erawan Cave 116 km
A cave high in a limestone hill in Nong Bua Lamphu, reached by a long stairway from the road. A large white Buddha sits at the entrance looking out over the rice fields, and the chambers behind run deep into the rock.
Chiang Khan 126 km
A quiet town on the Mekong in northern Loei, with Laos on the far bank. Its long riverside street of old wooden shophouses fills with walkers in the evening, and at dawn the monks come through on their alms round.
Phu Wiang Dinosaur Museum 128 km
A geological museum in the hills of Khon Kaen province given over mainly to fossils, run by the Department of Mineral Resources. Its grounds cover some 16 hectares in Wiang Kao district, and it has been open to the public since 2009.
Wat Mahathat 148 km
The chief wat of old Sukhothai, at the centre of the walled city, its main chedi topped by a lotus-bud spire. Rows of brick columns, standing and seated Buddhas and dozens of smaller chedis surround it, reflected in the ponds at either side.
Sukhothai Historical Park 148 km
The ruins of Sukhothai, whose name means dawn of happiness, capital of the Sukhothai Kingdom in the 13th and 14th centuries. Moats, lotus ponds and brick and laterite wats spread across the park, and it is best taken slowly by bicycle.
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Questions
Where is Phu Thap Boek?
Phu Thap Boek is in Lom Kao, Phetchabun, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Khao Kho (34 km), Phu Kradueng (70 km), Phu Ruea (71 km).
How do I get the Phu Thap Boek stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Phu Thap Boek and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Phetchabun volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Phu Thap Boek before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Phetchabun volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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