Kang Yatze
The peak at the head of the Markha valley, with a trekking summit and a serious one.
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 33.7483, 77.5569
Get the Kang Yatze stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kang Yatze. 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 Kang Yatze
Hemis Monastery 23 km
The largest and wealthiest gompa in Ladakh, founded in 1672 and hidden in a gorge that kept it safe.
Stok Kangri 29 km
The trekking peak above Leh, closed since 2020 to let the mountain rest.
Hemis National Park 29 km
The high cold park where the snow leopard is counted rather than glimpsed, above the Indus.
Taglang La 33 km
The high pass on the Manali-Leh road, with a sign that overstates its height.
Thiksey Monastery 36 km
Twelve storeys stepped up a hill in the manner of the Potala, with a fifteen metre Maitreya inside.
Stok Palace 36 km
Still the royal family's, and a museum in part.
Shey Monastery 37 km
The old summer capital of Ladakh, fifteen kilometres from Leh, with the palace and the gompa on one rock.
Leh Palace 47 km
Nine storeys of mud brick, modelled on the Potala.
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Questions
Where is Kang Yatze?
Kang Yatze is in Leh, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hemis Monastery (23 km), Stok Kangri (29 km), Hemis National Park (29 km).
How do I get the Kang Yatze stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kang Yatze 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 Kang Yatze 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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