Phu Ruea

{{Short description|Mountain in Thailand}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Phu Ruea

| other_name =ภูเรือ

| photo = Phu ruea53.JPG

| photo_caption = South side of the summit seen from Route 203

| elevation_m = 1365

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| map = Thailand

| map_caption = Thailand

| map_size = 200

| label_position = right

| listing = List of mountains in Thailand

| location = Loei, Thailand

| range = Phetchabun Mountains

| coordinates = {{coord|17|30|00|N|101|20|00|E|type:mountain_region:TH_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| type = sandstone

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Phu Ruea ({{langx|th|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.[http://www.trekthailand.net/north-east17/index.html National parks in north-eastern Thailand - Phu Rua National Park] The name of the mountain comes from the fact that it looks like an upside down boat ({{langx|th|เรือ}}) from certain angles.

The Phu Ruea High Altitude Agricultural Research Station is on the mountain {{cite news |title=Phu Ruea High Altitude Agricultural Research Station |url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/local-destinations/listing/phu-ruea-high-altitude-agricultural-research-station/7936/ |work=Bangkok Post}}{{nonspecific|date=July 2021}} and Phu Ruea National Park encompasses the peak. The park borders Sainyabuli province in Laos at its northern end.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tourismthailand.org/where-to-go/cities-guide/attractions/info-page/destination/loei/cat/33/attraction/869/ |title=National Parks & Marine Reserves - Phu Rua National Park |access-date=2011-12-22 |archive-date=2011-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123052411/http://www.tourismthailand.org/where-to-go/cities-guide/attractions/info-page/destination/loei/cat/33/attraction/869/ |url-status=dead }} Most of the mountain is covered in mixed evergreen forest.[http://www.xn--x3cg4a1bi6b.com/ Phu Ruea Thai Website] The area around the mountain is part of the Luang Prabang montane rain forests ecoregion.[http://www.eoearth.org/article/Luang_Prabang_montane_rain_forests Luang Prabang montane rain forests]{{nonspecific|date=July 2021}}