Renuka Lake
The largest natural lake in the state, shaped like a woman.
- Where
- Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 30.6100, 77.4583
Get the Renuka Lake stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Renuka Lake. 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 Renuka Lake
Nahan 17 km
A Sirmaur capital on a ridge at the foot of the hills, with a temple pond in the middle of the bazaar and no traffic in the old town.
Simbalbara National Park 19 km
Sal forest in Sirmaur on the Haryana border, small and quiet, with goral.
Adi Badri 20 km
Where the Saraswati is said to leave the hills.
Paonta Sahib 24 km
The town on the Yamuna where Guru Gobind Singh spent four years writing, and the gurdwara that stands where he wrote.
Kalesar National Park 32 km
Sal forest on the Shivalik foothills, joined to Rajaji across the state line, with leopard and elephant passing through.
Hathnikund Barrage 35 km
A barrage on the Yamuna finished in 1999, replacing one the British built three kilometres downstream in 1873.
Morni Hills 35 km
The only hill station in Haryana, twin lakes in the Shivaliks that local belief holds are joined underground.
Tikkar Taal 37 km
Two lakes at different heights a hundred metres apart, and nobody has satisfactorily explained why.
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Questions
Where is Renuka Lake?
Renuka Lake is in Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Nahan (17 km), Simbalbara National Park (19 km), Adi Badri (20 km).
How do I get the Renuka Lake stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Renuka Lake 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 Renuka Lake 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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