Pensi La
The pass between Suru and Zanskar, with the Drang Drung glacier laid out below it.
- Where
- Kargil, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 33.8678, 76.3553
Get the Pensi La stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pensi 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 Pensi La
Suru Valley 13 km
Apricots below Nun and Kun.
Kun 33 km
The lower of the Nun Kun pair, and the more climbed of the two.
Fotu La 57 km
The highest point on the Srinagar-Leh road, above Lamayuru.
Namika La 58 km
The pillar of the sky, a pass on the Srinagar-Leh road between Kargil and Lamayuru.
Lamayuru Monastery 60 km
The oldest gompa in Ladakh, standing over eroded clay hills that people here call the moonland.
Zanskar Valley 65 km
Cut off by snow for seven months.
Kargil War Memorial 81 km
Tololing and Tiger Hill from the road below.
Sheshnag Lake 83 km
A green lake on the Amarnath yatra route, named for the serpent said to live in it.
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Questions
Where is Pensi La?
Pensi La is in Kargil, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Suru Valley (13 km), Kun (33 km), Fotu La (57 km).
How do I get the Pensi La stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pensi 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 Pensi 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.
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.