Kinnaur Kailash
A six thousand metre peak with a rock shaft near the summit that Shaivites walk forty kilometres to circle.
- Where
- Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 31.5400, 78.4200
Get the Kinnaur Kailash stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kinnaur Kailash. 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 Himachal Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kinnaur Kailash
Kalpa 16 km
At twenty eight hundred metres facing Kinner Kailash, with apple and chilgoza pine on the same slope.
Chitkul 21 km
The last inhabited village on the old Hindustan Tibet road, at thirty four hundred metres on the Baspa.
Sangla Valley 22 km
Apple orchards under Kinner Kailash.
Rupin Pass 33 km
A crossing from Uttarakhand into Himachal through a hanging valley and a snow gully.
Nako Lake 43 km
A village around a lake at four thousand metres.
Har ki Dun 44 km
A hanging valley, and villages that worship Duryodhana.
Shipki La 44 km
The Sutlej's way into India, and a border post opened for trade a few days a year.
Manirang 46 km
A peak on the Spiti-Kinnaur divide, with a pass of the same name beneath it.
More offbeat places in Himachal Pradesh
Questions
Where is Kinnaur Kailash?
Kinnaur Kailash is in Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kalpa (16 km), Chitkul (21 km), Sangla Valley (22 km).
How do I get the Kinnaur Kailash stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kinnaur Kailash and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Himachal Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kinnaur Kailash before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Himachal Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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