Kamet
A blunt white pyramid on the Tibet border, second highest in Garhwal and a good deal harder than the first.
- Where
- Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 30.9200, 79.5933
Get the Kamet stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kamet. 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 Kamet
Mukut Parbat 4.2 km
A peak beside Kamet, first climbed by a New Zealand party that included Hillary's friends.
Mana 4.9 km
The last village before the Tibet border, with a bridge Bhima is said to have laid.
Mana Village 18 km
The last village before Tibet, and Vyas Gufa.
Vasudhara Falls 20 km
Water that is said to avoid the impure.
Valley of Flowers National Park 21 km
A high meadow in Chamoli that comes into flower for a few weeks each year.
Badrinath Temple 22 km
One of the four dhams, painted in bright colours against grey rock, with a hot spring at the steps.
Mana Pass 24 km
One of the highest motorable passes in the world, beyond Badrinath and beyond Mana village.
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks 24 km
A world heritage site in two pieces twenty kilometres apart, the Nanda Devi sanctuary and the Valley of Flowers.
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Questions
Where is Kamet?
Kamet is in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mukut Parbat (4.2 km), Mana (4.9 km), Mana Village (18 km).
How do I get the Kamet stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kamet 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 Kamet 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.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.