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Phu Ruea

Coordinates: 17°30′00″N 101°20′00″E / 17.50000°N 101.33333°E / 17.50000; 101.33333
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Phu Ruea
ภูเรือ
South side of the summit seen from Route 203
Highest point
Elevation1,365 m (4,478 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Thailand
Coordinates17°30′00″N 101°20′00″E / 17.50000°N 101.33333°E / 17.50000; 101.33333
Geography
Phu Ruea is located in Thailand
Phu Ruea
Phu Ruea
Thailand
LocationLoei, Thailand
Parent rangePhetchabun Mountains
Geology
Mountain typesandstone

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]

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References

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  1. ^ National parks in north-eastern Thailand - Phu Rua National Park
  2. ^ "Phu Ruea High Altitude Agricultural Research Station". Bangkok Post.[not specific enough to verify]
  3. ^ "National Parks & Marine Reserves - Phu Rua National Park". Archived from the original on 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
  4. ^ Phu Ruea Thai Website
  5. ^ Luang Prabang montane rain forests[not specific enough to verify]
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