Meru Peak
Three granite towers above the Gangotri glacier, the middle one climbed only in 2011.
- Where
- Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 30.8681, 79.0322
Get the Meru Peak stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Meru Peak. 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 Meru Peak
Shivling 3.3 km
A sharp fin of rock above Tapovan that looks exactly like what it is named for.
Thalay Sagar 3.5 km
A dark rock summit above Kedartal, and one of the hardest walls in Garhwal.
Gaumukh 8.0 km
The snout of the Gangotri glacier, retreating.
Kedarnath 8.9 km
A peak in the Gangotri group of the Garhwal Himalaya, south of the glacier.
Vasuki Parbat 14 km
A peak above the Gangotri glacier, named for the serpent, and a hard technical climb.
Kedarnath Temple 15 km
Stone at thirty five hundred metres, sixteen kilometres on foot from the road, open only half the year.
Gangotri Temple 17 km
Where the Ganga is said to have come down.
Satopanth Tal 17 km
A triangular lake above Badrinath where the trinity is said to bathe, one corner each.
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Questions
Where is Meru Peak?
Meru Peak is in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Shivling (3.3 km), Thalay Sagar (3.5 km), Gaumukh (8.0 km).
How do I get the Meru Peak stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Meru Peak 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 Meru Peak 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.