Nanda Devi
The highest mountain entirely inside India, closed to climbers since 1982 and none the worse for it.
- Where
- Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 30.3739, 79.9708
Get the Nanda Devi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Nanda Devi. 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 Nanda Devi
Sunanda Devi 2.4 km
Nanda Devi East, the lower of the twin peaks of the highest mountain in Uttarakhand.
Nanda Devi Base 6.9 km
The sanctuary is closed, and the approach is still the walk.
Nanda Devi National Park 13 km
The bowl of glaciers ringed by peaks that was closed to protect what was left of it, and reopened only at the edges.
Changabang 13 km
A white granite tooth in the Nanda Devi sanctuary, and a hard climb on every side.
Nanda Kot 14 km
Nanda's fortress, the peak that stands guard outside the sanctuary.
Kalanka 15 km
A peak on the Nanda Devi sanctuary rim beside Changabang, and a hard one.
Rishi Pahar 17 km
A peak in the Nanda Devi outer sanctuary, above the Rishi Ganga.
Trisul 20 km
Three peaks in a line, the trident of Shiva, and the first summit above seven thousand metres ever climbed.
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Questions
Where is Nanda Devi?
Nanda Devi is in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sunanda Devi (2.4 km), Nanda Devi Base (6.9 km), Nanda Devi National Park (13 km).
How do I get the Nanda Devi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Nanda Devi 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 Nanda Devi 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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