Pangong Tso
A salt lake at forty three hundred metres that changes colour through the day, two thirds of it in China.
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 33.7500, 78.6500
Get the Pangong Tso stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pangong Tso. 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 Pangong Tso
Rezang La 27 km
Where a hundred and twenty men of 13 Kumaon held the pass in 1962 until almost all were dead.
Marsimik La 38 km
One of the highest motorable passes anywhere, east of Pangong, and a permit is required.
Chang La 74 km
The pass on the way to Pangong.
Tso Kar 78 km
A salt lake with black necked cranes.
Taglang La 86 km
The high pass on the Manali-Leh road, with a sign that overstates its height.
Hemis Monastery 89 km
The largest and wealthiest gompa in Ladakh, founded in 1672 and hidden in a gorge that kept it safe.
Thiksey Monastery 97 km
Twelve storeys stepped up a hill in the manner of the Potala, with a fifteen metre Maitreya inside.
Shey Monastery 100 km
The old summer capital of Ladakh, fifteen kilometres from Leh, with the palace and the gompa on one rock.
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Questions
Where is Pangong Tso?
Pangong Tso is in Leh, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Rezang La (27 km), Marsimik La (38 km), Chang La (74 km).
How do I get the Pangong Tso stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pangong Tso 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 Pangong Tso 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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