Mechuka Valley
A valley at eighteen hundred metres near the McMahon Line, opened to visitors only in the last two decades.
- Where
- Mechuka, Arunachal Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 28.6100, 94.1800
Get the Mechuka Valley stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mechuka Valley. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Arunachal Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mechuka Valley
Mouling National Park 67 km
Dense forest in the Upper Siang, named for a local word for red poison, and very little visited.
Dong Valley 114 km
The first place in India the sun reaches.
Subansiri Lower Dam 118 km
A gravity dam on the Subansiri where the river comes down out of Arunachal.
Malinithan 118 km
Carved ruins at the foot of the hills.
Ziro Valley 123 km
Apatani rice terraces worked without draught animals, in a flat valley ringed by pine covered hills.
Talley Valley 124 km
Silver fir and orchid forest above the Apatani plateau.
Bogibeel Bridge 145 km
Five kilometres of road and rail laid across the Brahmaputra between Dhemaji and Dibrugarh.
Dibru Saikhowa National Park 157 km
Feral horses on an island between two rivers.
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Questions
Where is Mechuka Valley?
Mechuka Valley is in Mechuka, Arunachal Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mouling National Park (67 km), Dong Valley (114 km), Subansiri Lower Dam (118 km).
How do I get the Mechuka Valley stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mechuka Valley and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Arunachal Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mechuka Valley before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Arunachal Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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