Phu Ruea | |
Other Name: | ภูเรือ |
Elevation M: | 1365 |
Map: | Thailand |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | right |
Listing: | List of mountains in Thailand |
Location: | Loei, Thailand |
Range: | Phetchabun Mountains |
Coordinates: | 17.5°N 101.3333°W |
Type: | sandstone |
Phu Ruea (Thai: ภูเรือ), is a 1365 m high mountain in Loei province, Thailand. It is in Phu Ruea district. This mountain is part of the Phetchabun Mountains, a massif forming a natural boundary between northern Thailand and Isan. The peak rises seven kilometers north of Highway 203, between Loei town and Phetchabun.[1] The name of the mountain comes from the fact that it looks like an upside down boat (Thai: เรือ) from certain angles.
The Phu Ruea High Altitude Agricultural Research Station is on the mountain [2] and Phu Ruea National Park encompasses the peak. The park borders Sainyabuli province in Laos at its northern end.[3] Most of the mountain is covered in mixed evergreen forest.[4] The area around the mountain is part of the Luang Prabang montane rain forests ecoregion.[5]