The mountain is located in Phu Kradueng National Park.
This was supposed to be Thailand's first National Park but lack of funding and other circumstances prevented this from happening.
It wasn't until 1949 that government funds were finally available, then it took another ten years before Phu Kradueng was granted National Park status.
It became Thailand's second National Park after Khao Yai in the Nakhon Ratchasima Province.