Pilok

Pilok (Thai: ปิล็อก or ปิล๊อก,[a] pronounced [pi.lɔ́k]) is a subdistrict (tambon) in Thong Pha Phum District of Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province.

Its main settlement, Ban I-tong (บ้านอีต่อง, [bâːn ʔīː.tɔ̀ŋ]), is a remote village on the Myanmar border, and is surrounded by Thong Pha Phum National Park, which takes up most of the subdistrict's area.

[2] The exact discovery of Pilok's tin and tungsten deposits have not been documented, but the earliest mining operations were probably done by small-scale Burmese prospectors working in the frontier region.

[6] Pilok Subdistrict covers an area of 725 square kilometres (280 sq mi), about 95% of which is natural forest, in the Tenasserim Hills of Western Thailand.

The subdistrict contains four villages (muban): I-tong, Bo-ong (โบอ่อง), Mai Rai Pa (ใหม่ไร่ป้า) and Pilok Khi (ปิล๊อกคี่), with a total population of 6,512 from 2,365 households.

The viewpoint is within the Chang Suek Operations Base of the Border Patrol Police, but is open to visitors and also features a popular campsite.

[11] Within the national park, the 1,249-metre (4,098 ft)-high Khao Chang Phueak is the highest point in the area, and the seasonal hike across its narrow ridge is a popular activity.

It is owned and operated by Glennis Setabundhu or Auntie Glen, an Australian who moved with her Thai husband Somsak to the country in the 1960s.