Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park surrounds the mountain.The park overlaps the borders of two provinces, Phitsanulok and Phetchabun. Most of the mountain is covered in mixed evergreen forest. There are farms on its slopes where the climate favors cabbage cultivation. The area around the mountain is part of the Luang Prabang montane rain forest ecoregion.
The villagers of Phu Thap Boek are predominantly Hmong hill tribes people who immigrated from northern Thailand. They established the Phetchabun Hilltribe Development and Relief Center in 1982.The mountain has since been overrun by allegedly illegal resorts and restaurants. The hotels in the area a moderate in prices and very comfortable {1000 - 1400 per a night}. The climate is very conducive. This is a place to visit with love ones and others.
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