Harmukh
A peak above Gangabal the Kashmiri Pandits hold sacred, and long thought unclimbable.
- Where
- Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 34.4039, 74.9019
Get the Harmukh stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Harmukh. 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 Harmukh
Gangabal Lake 3.8 km
A glacial lake under Harmukh, reached on foot, and the end of the Kashmir great lakes trek.
Satsar 11 km
Seven lakes joined together on the Kashmir great lakes trek, under Gangabal.
Gadsar Lake 14 km
An alpine lake on the great lakes trek, ringed in flowers, with a story about a monster.
Krishansar Lake 18 km
An alpine lake under Nichnai, joined to Vishansar by a stream, both on the great lakes trek.
Kheer Bhawani 26 km
A spring temple at Tulmulla whose water changes colour, and black is said to mean trouble.
Manasbal Lake 27 km
The deepest lake in Kashmir, lotus on the surface in July and a Mughal garden on one bank.
Shalimar Bagh 28 km
A Mughal terraced garden of 1619 built for Nur Jahan, water running down its length by gravity alone.
Anchar Lake 30 km
A lake north of Srinagar joined to the Dal by a channel, and much the worse for it.
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Questions
Where is Harmukh?
Harmukh is in Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Gangabal Lake (3.8 km), Satsar (11 km), Gadsar Lake (14 km).
How do I get the Harmukh stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Harmukh 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 Harmukh 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.