Kun
The lower of the Nun Kun pair, and the more climbed of the two.
- Where
- Kargil, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.0278, 76.0542
Get the Kun stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kun. 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 Kun
Pensi La 33 km
The pass between Suru and Zanskar, with the Drang Drung glacier laid out below it.
Suru Valley 46 km
Apricots below Nun and Kun.
Kargil War Memorial 51 km
Tololing and Tiger Hill from the road below.
Sheshnag Lake 52 km
A green lake on the Amarnath yatra route, named for the serpent said to live in it.
Dras 54 km
The second coldest inhabited place on earth, and the town below the ridges the Kargil war was fought on.
Namika La 54 km
The pillar of the sky, a pass on the Srinagar-Leh road between Kargil and Lamayuru.
Amarnath Cave 55 km
An ice lingam, and the hardest yatra in the country.
Zoji La 61 km
The gate between Kashmir and Ladakh.
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Questions
Where is Kun?
Kun is in Kargil, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Pensi La (33 km), Suru Valley (46 km), Kargil War Memorial (51 km).
How do I get the Kun stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kun 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 Kun 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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