Phou Bia | |
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![]() Phou Bia from Nam Ngum Reservoir | |
Highest point | |
Prominence | 2,079 m (6,821 ft)[1] |
Listing | Country high point Ultra |
Coordinates | 18°58′54″N 103°09′07″E / 18.98167°N 103.15194°E |
Naming | |
Native name | ພູເບ້ຍ (Lao) |
Geography | |
Location | Laos |
Parent range | Annamite Range |
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Phou Bia (Lao: ພູເບັ້ຍ, pronounced [pʰúː bîa]) is the highest mountain in Laos. It is in the Annamese Cordillera, at the southern limit of the Xiangkhoang Plateau in Xaisomboun Province. Owing to its elevation—2,819 m (9,249 ft), the highest terrestrial point in Laos, the climate is cold and the area around the mountain is mostly cloudy.