Api Nampa Conservation Area
A protected area in the far northwest corner of Nepal, set up in 2010 across 1,903 square kilometres. It climbs from 518 metres to the 7,132 metre summit of Api and is part of the Kailash Sacred Landscape.
- Where
- Darchula, Sudurpashchim, Nepal
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 29.8750, 80.7660
Get the Api Nampa Conservation Area stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Api Nampa Conservation Area. 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 Sudurpashchim volume with your photos and a note.
Near Api Nampa Conservation Area
Dharchula 22 km
A border town on the Kali with Nepal on the far bank, and the last bazaar before the Kailash Mansarovar road climbs.
Om Parvat 44 km
A peak of 5,590 metres on the line between Pithoragarh and Nepal.
Adi Kailash 46 km
The lesser Kailash, near the Tibet border, and a pilgrimage for those who cannot cross.
Panchachuli 50 km
Five peaks in a row, the five cooking fires the Pandavas are said to have lit on their last journey.
Munsiyari 55 km
At twenty three hundred metres facing the five peaks of Panchachuli, and the road end for the Milam glacier walk.
Pithoragarh 62 km
Called little Kashmir for the valley it sits in, and the last town on the old trade route to Tibet.
Khaptad National Park 71 km
A high plateau of meadow and forest in the far west of Nepal, made a national park in 1984 and spread over 225 square kilometres of four districts. It rises from 1,400 to 3,300 metres and was the long-time retreat of the hermit Khaptad Baba.
Nanda Kot 81 km
Nanda's fortress, the peak that stands guard outside the sanctuary.
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Questions
Where is Api Nampa Conservation Area?
Api Nampa Conservation Area is in Darchula, Sudurpashchim, Nepal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Dharchula (22 km), Om Parvat (44 km), Adi Kailash (46 km).
How do I get the Api Nampa Conservation Area stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Api Nampa Conservation Area and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Sudurpashchim volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Api Nampa Conservation Area before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Sudurpashchim volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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