Palampur
The tea town of the Kangra valley, with the Dhauladhar a wall of snow behind every garden.
- Where
- Himachal Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 32.1200, 76.5300
Get the Palampur stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Palampur. 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 Palampur
Shri Chamunda Devi Mandir 11 km
Chamunda's temple in the Kangra valley, nineteen kilometres out of Palampur.
Baijnath Temple 13 km
Shiva as the physician, in a Nagara temple facing snow.
Bir Billing 21 km
The take off point for the paragliding world cup.
Triund 23 km
One day up, and the whole Dhauladhar in front of you.
McLeod Ganj 23 km
The seat of the Tibetan government in exile since 1960, a Himachali hill town that became a Tibetan one.
Vajreshwari Devi Temple, Kangra 25 km
Durga here is Vajreshwari, goddess of the thunderbolt, and hers is one of the fifty one Shakta pithas.
Kangra Fort 26 km
One of the oldest forts in the country, taken only twice.
Kareri Lake 32 km
Snowmelt held in a bowl above the treeline.
More famous places to visit in Himachal Pradesh
Questions
Where is Palampur?
Palampur is in Himachal Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Shri Chamunda Devi Mandir (11 km), Baijnath Temple (13 km), Bir Billing (21 km).
How do I get the Palampur stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Palampur 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 Palampur 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.