Fotu La
The highest point on the Srinagar-Leh road, above Lamayuru.
- Where
- Kargil, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 34.2892, 76.7017
Get the Fotu La stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Fotu 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 Fotu La
Lamayuru Monastery 6.8 km
The oldest gompa in Ladakh, standing over eroded clay hills that people here call the moonland.
Namika La 25 km
The pillar of the sky, a pass on the Srinagar-Leh road between Kargil and Lamayuru.
Alchi Monastery 44 km
Kashmiri painting from the eleventh century, untouched.
Likir Monastery 47 km
A gold Maitreya sitting out in the open.
Basgo 54 km
Mud ramparts on a ridge, on the watch list once.
Zanskar Valley 54 km
Cut off by snow for seven months.
Pensi La 57 km
The pass between Suru and Zanskar, with the Drang Drung glacier laid out below it.
Suru Valley 58 km
Apricots below Nun and Kun.
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Questions
Where is Fotu La?
Fotu La is in Kargil, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Lamayuru Monastery (6.8 km), Namika La (25 km), Alchi Monastery (44 km).
How do I get the Fotu La stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Fotu 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 Fotu 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.