Wat Phra Thart Pha Kaew, is a Buddhist monastery and temple (Wat วัด in Thai) in Khao Kor, Phetchabun, in north central Thailand, about 5 hours drive north of Bangkok. Khao Kor is called the Switzerland of Thailand because of the beautiful mountain scenery and cool, fresh air. The Wat is set on a 830m peak, a few hundred meters from the town of Kheam Son