Chang La
The pass on the way to Pangong.
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.0472, 77.9304
Get the Chang La stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Chang La. 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 Ladakh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Chang La
Thiksey Monastery 24 km
Twelve storeys stepped up a hill in the manner of the Potala, with a fifteen metre Maitreya inside.
Hemis Monastery 26 km
The largest and wealthiest gompa in Ladakh, founded in 1672 and hidden in a gorge that kept it safe.
Shey Monastery 27 km
The old summer capital of Ladakh, fifteen kilometres from Leh, with the palace and the gompa on one rock.
Leh Palace 34 km
Nine storeys of mud brick, modelled on the Potala.
Stok Palace 35 km
Still the royal family's, and a museum in part.
Shanti Stupa 36 km
A white dome built by Japanese Buddhists in 1991 on a hill above Leh, best reached on foot up the steps.
Khardung La 40 km
Fifty four hundred metres, long claimed as the highest motorable pass in the world, and cold in every month.
Stok Kangri 45 km
The trekking peak above Leh, closed since 2020 to let the mountain rest.
More offbeat places in Ladakh
Questions
Where is Chang La?
Chang La is in Leh, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Thiksey Monastery (24 km), Hemis Monastery (26 km), Shey Monastery (27 km).
How do I get the Chang La stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Chang La and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ladakh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Chang La before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ladakh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.