Khardung La
Fifty four hundred metres, long claimed as the highest motorable pass in the world, and cold in every month.
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.2780, 77.6040
Get the Khardung La stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Khardung La. 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 Khardung La
Shanti Stupa 12 km
A white dome built by Japanese Buddhists in 1991 on a hill above Leh, best reached on foot up the steps.
Leh Palace 13 km
Nine storeys of mud brick, modelled on the Potala.
Shey Monastery 23 km
The old summer capital of Ladakh, fifteen kilometres from Leh, with the palace and the gompa on one rock.
Stok Palace 23 km
Still the royal family's, and a museum in part.
Magnetic Hill 24 km
A stretch of road where the slope of the land tricks the eye into seeing cars roll uphill.
Thiksey Monastery 25 km
Twelve storeys stepped up a hill in the manner of the Potala, with a fifteen metre Maitreya inside.
Basgo 30 km
Mud ramparts on a ridge, on the watch list once.
Nubra Valley 31 km
Cold desert at three thousand metres where sand dunes and two humped camels sit under snow peaks.
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Questions
Where is Khardung La?
Khardung La is in Leh, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Shanti Stupa (12 km), Leh Palace (13 km), Shey Monastery (23 km).
How do I get the Khardung La stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Khardung La 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 Khardung La 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.
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