Bedni Bugyal
A high meadow above Wan, with Trisul over it and Roopkund beyond.
- Where
- Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 30.2060, 79.6630
Get the Bedni Bugyal stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bedni Bugyal. 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 Uttarakhand volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bedni Bugyal
Roopkund 9.1 km
A glacial lake at five thousand metres holding several hundred human skeletons, most from a single ninth century event.
Trisul 16 km
Three peaks in a line, the trident of Shiva, and the first summit above seven thousand metres ever climbed.
Nanda Ghunti 17 km
Nanda's veil, a peak above the Roopkund trail and the Bedni bugyal.
Nanda Devi National Park 30 km
The bowl of glaciers ringed by peaks that was closed to protect what was left of it, and reopened only at the edges.
Patal Bhuvaneshwar 34 km
A limestone cave temple near Gangolihat, held to enshrine Shiva and thirty three crore demigods with him.
Nanda Devi 35 km
The highest mountain entirely inside India, closed to climbers since 1982 and none the worse for it.
Sunanda Devi 36 km
Nanda Devi East, the lower of the twin peaks of the highest mountain in Uttarakhand.
Auli 38 km
Meadow at three thousand metres facing Nanda Devi, skied in winter and walked in summer.
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Questions
Where is Bedni Bugyal?
Bedni Bugyal is in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Roopkund (9.1 km), Trisul (16 km), Nanda Ghunti (17 km).
How do I get the Bedni Bugyal stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bedni Bugyal and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Uttarakhand volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bedni Bugyal before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Uttarakhand volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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