Gaumukh
The snout of the Gangotri glacier, retreating.
- Where
- Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 30.9245, 79.0841
Get the Gaumukh stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gaumukh. 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 Gaumukh
Shivling 5.6 km
A sharp fin of rock above Tapovan that looks exactly like what it is named for.
Meru Peak 8.0 km
Three granite towers above the Gangotri glacier, the middle one climbed only in 2011.
Vasuki Parbat 10 km
A peak above the Gangotri glacier, named for the serpent, and a hard technical climb.
Thalay Sagar 11 km
A dark rock summit above Kedartal, and one of the hardest walls in Garhwal.
Kedarnath 14 km
A peak in the Gangotri group of the Garhwal Himalaya, south of the glacier.
Satopanth Tal 15 km
A triangular lake above Badrinath where the trinity is said to bathe, one corner each.
Gangotri Temple 16 km
Where the Ganga is said to have come down.
Gangotri National Park 19 km
Fifteen hundred square kilometres around the Gangotri glacier, with Gomukh in it where the Ganga starts.
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Questions
Where is Gaumukh?
Gaumukh is in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Shivling (5.6 km), Meru Peak (8.0 km), Vasuki Parbat (10 km).
How do I get the Gaumukh stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gaumukh 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 Gaumukh 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.
Collect your first stamp.
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