Marble Rocks
Eight kilometres of gorge where the Narmada has cut down through soft marble at Bhedaghat.
- Where
- Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 23.1312, 79.7965
Get the Marble Rocks stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Marble Rocks. 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 Madhya Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Marble Rocks
Dhuandhar Falls 1.8 km
The Narmada turning to smoke.
Bhedaghat Marble Rocks 15 km
A hundred foot marble gorge, best by boat at full moon.
Bargi Dam 25 km
One of the first of the thirty dams planned for the Narmada, with twenty one gates.
Noradehi Wildlife Sanctuary 61 km
The largest sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, twelve hundred square kilometres across three districts.
Kanha National Park 122 km
Sal forest and open meadow that Kipling drew on for the Jungle Book, and the last refuge of the barasingha.
Bandhavgarh Fort 141 km
On a cliff two thousand years old inside the tiger reserve, with rock cut Vishnu figures on the way up.
Bandhavgarh National Park 142 km
The highest density of tigers of any Indian park, around a two thousand year old fort on the central hill.
Jatashankar 157 km
A cave at Pachmarhi where the rock is said to look like Shiva's matted hair, with a spring through it.
More offbeat places in Madhya Pradesh
Questions
Where is Marble Rocks?
Marble Rocks is in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Dhuandhar Falls (1.8 km), Bhedaghat Marble Rocks (15 km), Bargi Dam (25 km).
How do I get the Marble Rocks stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Marble Rocks and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Madhya Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Marble Rocks before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Madhya Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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