Dras
The second coldest inhabited place on earth, and the town below the ridges the Kargil war was fought on.
- Where
- Kargil, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.4500, 75.7700
Get the Dras stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dras. 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 Dras
Kargil War Memorial 3.8 km
Tololing and Tiger Hill from the road below.
Tiger Hill, Kargil 11 km
Point 5062 above Drass, taken back in the Kargil war of 1999.
Zoji La 33 km
The gate between Kashmir and Ladakh.
Amarnath Cave 36 km
An ice lingam, and the hardest yatra in the country.
Sonamarg 46 km
The meadow of gold, and the start of the Zoji La road.
Sheshnag Lake 47 km
A green lake on the Amarnath yatra route, named for the serpent said to live in it.
Kolahoi Peak 51 km
The highest peak wholly in Kashmir, above the Lidder, and its glacier is going.
Kun 54 km
The lower of the Nun Kun pair, and the more climbed of the two.
More offbeat places in Ladakh
Questions
Where is Dras?
Dras is in Kargil, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kargil War Memorial (3.8 km), Tiger Hill, Kargil (11 km), Zoji La (33 km).
How do I get the Dras stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dras 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 Dras 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.
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