Hemis Monastery
The largest and wealthiest gompa in Ladakh, founded in 1672 and hidden in a gorge that kept it safe.
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 33.9130, 77.7030
Get the Hemis Monastery stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Hemis Monastery. 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 Hemis Monastery
Thiksey Monastery 16 km
Twelve storeys stepped up a hill in the manner of the Potala, with a fifteen metre Maitreya inside.
Shey Monastery 19 km
The old summer capital of Ladakh, fifteen kilometres from Leh, with the palace and the gompa on one rock.
Kang Yatze 23 km
The peak at the head of the Markha valley, with a trekking summit and a serious one.
Stok Palace 23 km
Still the royal family's, and a museum in part.
Stok Kangri 25 km
The trekking peak above Leh, closed since 2020 to let the mountain rest.
Chang La 26 km
The pass on the way to Pangong.
Hemis National Park 26 km
The high cold park where the snow leopard is counted rather than glimpsed, above the Indus.
Leh Palace 30 km
Nine storeys of mud brick, modelled on the Potala.
More national monuments in Ladakh
Questions
Where is Hemis Monastery?
Hemis Monastery is in Leh, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Thiksey Monastery (16 km), Shey Monastery (19 km), Kang Yatze (23 km).
How do I get the Hemis Monastery stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Hemis Monastery 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 Hemis Monastery 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.
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