Mount Gya
The highest peak in Himachal, on the Ladakh border, and unclimbed by agreement with the local people.
- Where
- Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 32.5304, 78.3951
Get the Mount Gya stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Gya. 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 Mount Gya
Tabo Monastery 34 km
A thousand years of murals in mud walls.
Tso Moriri 41 km
A high altitude lake at forty five hundred metres, a Ramsar wetland, and the summer breeding ground of the black necked crane.
Key Monastery 44 km
A thousand year old Buddhist monastery stacked on a hill in Spiti at four thousand metres, rebuilt after fires, raids and an earthquake.
Kaza 46 km
The Spiti sub divisional headquarters at 3,800 metres.
Dhankar Monastery 52 km
Built on a spur of crumbling rock above the Spiti.
Hanle Observatory 60 km
The darkest sky reserve in India.
Manirang 64 km
A peak on the Spiti-Kinnaur divide, with a pass of the same name beneath it.
Kunzum Pass 73 km
The gate between Lahaul and Spiti.
More hidden gems in Himachal Pradesh
Questions
Where is Mount Gya?
Mount Gya is in Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Tabo Monastery (34 km), Tso Moriri (41 km), Key Monastery (44 km).
How do I get the Mount Gya stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Gya 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 Mount Gya 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.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.