Afarwat Peak
A summit of 4,390 metres above Gulmarg, under snow for most of the year.
- Where
- Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 33.9995, 74.3255
Get the Afarwat Peak stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Afarwat Peak. 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 Jammu & Kashmir volume with your photos and a note.
Near Afarwat Peak
Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary 4.5 km
The forest above the meadow, kept for the musk deer and the hangul.
Gulmarg 7.7 km
A meadow at twenty six hundred metres with one of the highest cable cars in the world running above it.
Doodhpathri 27 km
A meadow the crowds have not found yet.
Shankaragaurishvara Temple, Pattan 28 km
A ninth century Kashmiri temple with a peaked roof and a colonnade, roofless now.
Parihaspora 32 km
The capital Lalitaditya built in the eighth century, now platforms and enormous blocks in a field.
Yusmarg 38 km
Pine, meadow and the Doodh Ganga.
Manasbal Lake 42 km
The deepest lake in Kashmir, lotus on the surface in July and a Mughal garden on one bank.
Wular Lake 45 km
One of Asia's largest freshwater lakes.
More offbeat places in Jammu & Kashmir
Questions
Where is Afarwat Peak?
Afarwat Peak is in Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary (4.5 km), Gulmarg (7.7 km), Doodhpathri (27 km).
How do I get the Afarwat Peak stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Afarwat Peak and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Jammu & Kashmir volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Afarwat Peak before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Jammu & Kashmir 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.