Gangotri National Park
Fifteen hundred square kilometres around the Gangotri glacier, with Gomukh in it where the Ganga starts.
- Where
- Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 31.0882, 79.1455
Get the Gangotri National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gangotri National Park. 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 Gangotri National Park
Gaumukh 19 km
The snout of the Gangotri glacier, retreating.
Gangotri Temple 22 km
Where the Ganga is said to have come down.
Vasuki Parbat 24 km
A peak above the Gangotri glacier, named for the serpent, and a hard technical climb.
Shivling 25 km
A sharp fin of rock above Tapovan that looks exactly like what it is named for.
Mana Pass 26 km
One of the highest motorable passes in the world, beyond Badrinath and beyond Mana village.
Meru Peak 27 km
Three granite towers above the Gangotri glacier, the middle one climbed only in 2011.
Satopanth Tal 28 km
A triangular lake above Badrinath where the trinity is said to bathe, one corner each.
Mana Village 29 km
The last village before Tibet, and Vyas Gufa.
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Questions
Where is Gangotri National Park?
Gangotri National Park is in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Gaumukh (19 km), Gangotri Temple (22 km), Vasuki Parbat (24 km).
How do I get the Gangotri National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gangotri National Park 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 Gangotri National Park 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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