Key Monastery
A thousand year old Buddhist monastery stacked on a hill in Spiti at four thousand metres, rebuilt after fires, raids and an earthquake.
- Where
- Kaza, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 32.2980, 78.0120
Get the Key Monastery stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Key Monastery. 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 Key Monastery
Kaza 10.0 km
The Spiti sub divisional headquarters at 3,800 metres.
Tabo Monastery 10 km
A thousand years of murals in mud walls.
Dhankar Monastery 30 km
Built on a spur of crumbling rock above the Spiti.
Kunzum Pass 37 km
The gate between Lahaul and Spiti.
Pin Valley National Park 39 km
Snow leopard country, and the Buchen lamas.
Chandra Taal 42 km
A crescent lake at four thousand three hundred metres, reached on foot over the last stretch, frozen most of the year.
Mount Gya 44 km
The highest peak in Himachal, on the Ladakh border, and unclimbed by agreement with the local people.
Manirang 51 km
A peak on the Spiti-Kinnaur divide, with a pass of the same name beneath it.
More offbeat places in Himachal Pradesh
Questions
Where is Key Monastery?
Key Monastery is in Kaza, Himachal Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kaza (10.0 km), Tabo Monastery (10 km), Dhankar Monastery (30 km).
How do I get the Key Monastery stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Key Monastery 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 Key Monastery 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.
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