Saser Kangri
A wall of ice above the old Silk Road caravan track over the Saser La.
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.8333, 77.7333
Get the Saser Kangri stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Saser Kangri. 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 Saser Kangri
Sasser La 22 km
A pass on the old trade route to Yarkand, and the graveyard of a great many pack animals.
Diskit Monastery 24 km
The Maitreya looking towards Pakistan.
Nubra Valley 36 km
Cold desert at three thousand metres where sand dunes and two humped camels sit under snow peaks.
Hunder Sand Dunes 36 km
Cold desert dunes at three thousand metres where Bactrian camels left over from the Silk Road still graze.
Mamostong Kangri 37 km
A high peak in the eastern Karakoram, approached up the Siachen side.
Khardung La 63 km
Fifty four hundred metres, long claimed as the highest motorable pass in the world, and cold in every month.
Shanti Stupa 75 km
A white dome built by Japanese Buddhists in 1991 on a hill above Leh, best reached on foot up the steps.
Leh Palace 75 km
Nine storeys of mud brick, modelled on the Potala.
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Questions
Where is Saser Kangri?
Saser Kangri is in Leh, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sasser La (22 km), Diskit Monastery (24 km), Nubra Valley (36 km).
How do I get the Saser Kangri stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Saser Kangri 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 Saser Kangri 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.