Phetchabun Mountains

Phetchabun Mountains
View over the Phu Hin Rong Kla area
Highest point
PeakPhu Thap Boek[1]
Elevation1,794 m (5,886 ft)
Dimensions
Length190 km (120 mi) N/S
Width110 km (68 mi) E/W
Geography
Physical map of Isan
CountryThailand
Provinces
Range coordinates16°26′N 101°9.1′E / 16.433°N 101.1517°E / 16.433; 101.1517
Parent rangeLuang Prabang Mountains (western section)
Borders on
Geology
Rock types

The Phetchabun mountains (Thai: ทิวเขาเพชรบูรณ์, RTGSThio Khao Phetchabun, pronounced [tʰīw kʰǎw pʰét.t͡ɕʰā.būːn]) are a mountain massif in Phetchabun, Phitsanulok, Loei and Chaiyaphum Provinces, Thailand. It consists of two parallel mountain chains, with the valley of the Pa Sak River in the middle.

The strange rock formations of Phu Hin Rong Kla and fields where the Siam tulip flower (Curcuma alismatifolia), known as dok krachiao (ดอกกระเจียว) in Thai, grows wild are some of the characteristics of the Phetchabun Mountains.