Tso Kar
A salt lake with black necked cranes.
- Where
- Rupshu, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 33.3111, 77.9897
Get the Tso Kar stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tso Kar. 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 Tso Kar
Taglang La 30 km
The high pass on the Manali-Leh road, with a sign that overstates its height.
Lachulung La 41 km
A pass on the Manali-Leh road between Nakee La and Pang.
Tso Moriri 56 km
A high altitude lake at forty five hundred metres, a Ramsar wetland, and the summer breeding ground of the black necked crane.
Kang Yatze 63 km
The peak at the head of the Markha valley, with a trekking summit and a serious one.
Hemis Monastery 72 km
The largest and wealthiest gompa in Ladakh, founded in 1672 and hidden in a gorge that kept it safe.
Rezang La 73 km
Where a hundred and twenty men of 13 Kumaon held the pass in 1962 until almost all were dead.
Phugtal Monastery 75 km
Built into a cliff cave, reached only on foot.
Pangong Tso 78 km
A salt lake at forty three hundred metres that changes colour through the day, two thirds of it in China.
More offbeat places in Ladakh
Questions
Where is Tso Kar?
Tso Kar is in Rupshu, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Taglang La (30 km), Lachulung La (41 km), Tso Moriri (56 km).
How do I get the Tso Kar stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tso Kar 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 Tso Kar 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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