The peak rises 12 km west of Highway 203, between the towns of Loei and Phetchabun.

Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park surrounds the mountain.

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 tribespeople who immigrated from northern Thailand.

Geological uplifts changed the area of Phetchabun Province from a flat plate to sandstone mountains.