Stok Palace
Still the royal family's, and a museum in part.
- Where
- Stok, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 34.0730, 77.5487
Get the Stok Palace stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Stok Palace. 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 Stok Palace
Shey Monastery 8.0 km
The old summer capital of Ladakh, fifteen kilometres from Leh, with the palace and the gompa on one rock.
Leh Palace 11 km
Nine storeys of mud brick, modelled on the Potala.
Thiksey Monastery 11 km
Twelve storeys stepped up a hill in the manner of the Potala, with a fifteen metre Maitreya inside.
Shanti Stupa 11 km
A white dome built by Japanese Buddhists in 1991 on a hill above Leh, best reached on foot up the steps.
Stok Kangri 14 km
The trekking peak above Leh, closed since 2020 to let the mountain rest.
Hemis National Park 15 km
The high cold park where the snow leopard is counted rather than glimpsed, above the Indus.
Hemis Monastery 23 km
The largest and wealthiest gompa in Ladakh, founded in 1672 and hidden in a gorge that kept it safe.
Khardung La 23 km
Fifty four hundred metres, long claimed as the highest motorable pass in the world, and cold in every month.
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Questions
Where is Stok Palace?
Stok Palace is in Stok, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Shey Monastery (8.0 km), Leh Palace (11 km), Thiksey Monastery (11 km).
How do I get the Stok Palace stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Stok Palace 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 Stok Palace 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.