Hemis National Park
The high cold park where the snow leopard is counted rather than glimpsed, above the Indus.
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 33.9833, 77.4333
Get the Hemis National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Hemis National Park. 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 Hemis National Park
Stok Kangri 0.9 km
The trekking peak above Leh, closed since 2020 to let the mountain rest.
Stok Palace 15 km
Still the royal family's, and a museum in part.
Shey Monastery 21 km
The old summer capital of Ladakh, fifteen kilometres from Leh, with the palace and the gompa on one rock.
Thiksey Monastery 23 km
Twelve storeys stepped up a hill in the manner of the Potala, with a fifteen metre Maitreya inside.
Leh Palace 25 km
Nine storeys of mud brick, modelled on the Potala.
Shanti Stupa 25 km
A white dome built by Japanese Buddhists in 1991 on a hill above Leh, best reached on foot up the steps.
Hemis Monastery 26 km
The largest and wealthiest gompa in Ladakh, founded in 1672 and hidden in a gorge that kept it safe.
Magnetic Hill 28 km
A stretch of road where the slope of the land tricks the eye into seeing cars roll uphill.
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Questions
Where is Hemis National Park?
Hemis National Park is in Leh, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Stok Kangri (0.9 km), Stok Palace (15 km), Shey Monastery (21 km).
How do I get the Hemis National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Hemis National Park 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 Hemis National Park 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.