Tso Moriri
A high altitude lake at forty five hundred metres, a Ramsar wetland, and the summer breeding ground of the black necked crane.
- Where
- Karzok, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 32.8893, 78.3168
Get the Tso Moriri stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tso Moriri. 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 Tso Moriri
Mount Gya 41 km
The highest peak in Himachal, on the Ladakh border, and unclimbed by agreement with the local people.
Tso Kar 56 km
A salt lake with black necked cranes.
Hanle Observatory 62 km
The darkest sky reserve in India.
Tabo Monastery 62 km
A thousand years of murals in mud walls.
Lachulung La 68 km
A pass on the Manali-Leh road between Nakee La and Pang.
Mig La 71 km
Umling La on the Changthang plateau, carrying what is held to be the highest motorable road in the world.
Key Monastery 72 km
A thousand year old Buddhist monastery stacked on a hill in Spiti at four thousand metres, rebuilt after fires, raids and an earthquake.
Kaza 77 km
The Spiti sub divisional headquarters at 3,800 metres.
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Questions
Where is Tso Moriri?
Tso Moriri is in Karzok, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mount Gya (41 km), Tso Kar (56 km), Hanle Observatory (62 km).
How do I get the Tso Moriri stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tso Moriri 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 Tso Moriri 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.
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