Jomolhari
A great Himalayan peak on the northern frontier of Bhutan, sometimes called the bride of Kangchenjunga. Its north face rises more than 2,700 metres above the plains, and its southern side feeds the Paro Chu; trekkers see it from the meadows of Jangothang.
- Where
- Paro, Paro, Bhutan
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.8242, 89.2700
Get the Jomolhari stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Jomolhari. 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 Paro volume with your photos and a note.
Near Jomolhari
Lingzhi Dzong 16 km
A Drukpa Kagyu monastery and administrative centre at 4,150 metres in Lingzhi, in the far north of Thimphu District. About thirty monks live in the dzong, which also holds the local administrator's office, and it is reached only on foot along the trekking routes.
Jigme Dorji National Park 26 km
The second largest national park in Bhutan, named after the late king Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. It runs across the high northwest of the country, from forests to glaciers and the peaks around Jomolhari, and is crossed by the Jomolhari and Laya treks.
Drukgyal Dzong 37 km
A fortress and monastery at the head of the Paro valley, built by Tenzin Drukdra in 1649 at the behest of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. Its name means 'the fortress of the victorious Drukpas', marking a victory over an invasion from Tibet.
Paro Taktsang 38 km
A cluster of temples clinging to a sheer cliff high above the upper Paro valley, reached by a steep hike through pine forest. Tradition says Padmasambhava, Guru Rinpoche, flew here on the back of a tigress and meditated in the cave around which the monastery was later built.
Kyichu Lhakhang 44 km
One of the oldest temples in Bhutan, a small shrine with golden roofs in the Paro valley said to date from the 7th century. Tradition links it to the Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo, who is said to have built 108 temples across the Himalaya to pin down an ogress.
Pauhunri 44 km
A peak on the Tibet border, and for a long time the highest thought to be in Sikkim.
Tango Monastery 44 km
A monastery 14 kilometres north of Thimphu near Cheri Mountain, founded in the 13th century and rebuilt in its present form by Tenzin Rabgye in 1688. Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal meditated in its cave in 1616, and its chief deity is the wrathful Hayagriva.
Chagri Monastery 45 km
A monastery high above the head of the Thimphu valley, founded in 1620 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the founder of the Bhutanese state. It is reached on foot from the road end, crossing a covered bridge over the river before the climb.
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Questions
Where is Jomolhari?
Jomolhari is in Paro, Paro, Bhutan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Lingzhi Dzong (16 km), Jigme Dorji National Park (26 km), Drukgyal Dzong (37 km).
How do I get the Jomolhari stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Jomolhari and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Paro volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Jomolhari before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Paro volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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