Shirui Kashong Peak
Where the Shirui lily grows and nowhere else on earth, flowering for three weeks in June.
- Where
- Ukhrul, Manipur, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 25.1200, 94.3600
Get the Shirui Kashong Peak stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Shirui Kashong Peak. 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 Manipur volume with your photos and a note.
Near Shirui Kashong Peak
Shirui Lily Habitat 2.5 km
A flower that grows nowhere else on earth.
Pfutsero 50 km
The coldest town in Nagaland.
Andro Village 51 km
Pottery made without a wheel.
Ima Keithel 55 km
A market of five thousand stalls run entirely by women, in some form for five centuries.
Shree Govindajee Temple 55 km
The royal temple of Manipur beside the palace, twin gold domes, rebuilt after an earthquake.
Kangla Fort 55 km
The seat of the Meitei kings for two thousand years, returned by the army to the state in 2004.
Manipur State Museum 55 km
Royal boats, textiles and the polo origin story.
Japfu Peak 56 km
The second highest peak in Nagaland at three thousand metres, with the tallest rhododendron on record on its slope.
More offbeat places in Manipur
Questions
Where is Shirui Kashong Peak?
Shirui Kashong Peak is in Ukhrul, Manipur. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Shirui Lily Habitat (2.5 km), Pfutsero (50 km), Andro Village (51 km).
How do I get the Shirui Kashong Peak stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Shirui Kashong Peak and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Manipur volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Shirui Kashong Peak before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Manipur volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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