Basgo
Mud ramparts on a ridge, on the watch list once.
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 34.2200, 77.2800
Get the Basgo stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Basgo. 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 Ladakh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Basgo
Magnetic Hill 6.3 km
A stretch of road where the slope of the land tricks the eye into seeing cars roll uphill.
Alchi Monastery 9.7 km
Kashmiri painting from the eleventh century, untouched.
Likir Monastery 9.9 km
A gold Maitreya sitting out in the open.
Shanti Stupa 28 km
A white dome built by Japanese Buddhists in 1991 on a hill above Leh, best reached on foot up the steps.
Leh Palace 29 km
Nine storeys of mud brick, modelled on the Potala.
Stok Palace 30 km
Still the royal family's, and a museum in part.
Hemis National Park 30 km
The high cold park where the snow leopard is counted rather than glimpsed, above the Indus.
Stok Kangri 30 km
The trekking peak above Leh, closed since 2020 to let the mountain rest.
More hidden gems in Ladakh
Questions
Where is Basgo?
Basgo is in Leh, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Magnetic Hill (6.3 km), Alchi Monastery (9.7 km), Likir Monastery (9.9 km).
How do I get the Basgo stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Basgo and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ladakh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Basgo before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ladakh 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.