Gangabal Lake
A glacial lake under Harmukh, reached on foot, and the end of the Kashmir great lakes trek.
- Where
- Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 34.4325, 74.9250
Get the Gangabal Lake stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gangabal 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 Jammu & Kashmir volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gangabal Lake
Harmukh 3.8 km
A peak above Gangabal the Kashmiri Pandits hold sacred, and long thought unclimbable.
Satsar 7.4 km
Seven lakes joined together on the Kashmir great lakes trek, under Gangabal.
Gadsar Lake 12 km
An alpine lake on the great lakes trek, ringed in flowers, with a story about a monster.
Krishansar Lake 17 km
An alpine lake under Nichnai, joined to Vishansar by a stream, both on the great lakes trek.
Kheer Bhawani 30 km
A spring temple at Tulmulla whose water changes colour, and black is said to mean trouble.
Manasbal Lake 31 km
The deepest lake in Kashmir, lotus on the surface in July and a Mughal garden on one bank.
Shalimar Bagh 32 km
A Mughal terraced garden of 1619 built for Nur Jahan, water running down its length by gravity alone.
Dachigam National Park 34 km
The walled hunting reserve above Srinagar that is now the last home of the hangul.
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Questions
Where is Gangabal Lake?
Gangabal Lake is in Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Harmukh (3.8 km), Satsar (7.4 km), Gadsar Lake (12 km).
How do I get the Gangabal Lake stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gangabal Lake and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Jammu & Kashmir volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gangabal Lake before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Jammu & Kashmir volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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