Kareri Lake
Snowmelt held in a bowl above the treeline.
- Where
- Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 32.3065, 76.2708
Get the Kareri Lake stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kareri Lake. 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 Himachal Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kareri Lake
Triund 8.7 km
One day up, and the whole Dhauladhar in front of you.
McLeod Ganj 9.0 km
The seat of the Tibetan government in exile since 1960, a Himachali hill town that became a Tibetan one.
Shri Chamunda Devi Mandir 22 km
Chamunda's temple in the Kangra valley, nineteen kilometres out of Palampur.
Vajreshwari Devi Temple, Kangra 23 km
Durga here is Vajreshwari, goddess of the thunderbolt, and hers is one of the fifty one Shakta pithas.
Kangra Fort 24 km
One of the oldest forts in the country, taken only twice.
Masroor Rock Temples 29 km
Fifteen temples cut from one rock, facing the Dhauladhar.
Bharmour Chaurasi 29 km
Eighty four shrines in one courtyard.
Chamba 31 km
A thousand-year-old hill capital on the Ravi, with a grassy chaugan at its centre and six stone temples older than most kingdoms.
More offbeat places in Himachal Pradesh
Questions
Where is Kareri Lake?
Kareri Lake is in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Triund (8.7 km), McLeod Ganj (9.0 km), Shri Chamunda Devi Mandir (22 km).
How do I get the Kareri Lake stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kareri Lake and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Himachal Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kareri Lake before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Himachal Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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