Mahabaleshwar
The Bombay Presidency's summer capital at thirteen hundred metres, source of the Krishna, and strawberries since the fifties.
- Where
- Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 17.9250, 73.6580
Get the Mahabaleshwar stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mahabaleshwar. 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 Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mahabaleshwar
Venna Lake 1.2 km
A lake dug by a Satara raja in 1842 at Mahabaleshwar, with boats and horses round it.
Pratapgad Fort 8.4 km
Where Shivaji met Afzal Khan in 1659 and left alone, on a spur above the Konkan with the sea visible below.
Dhom Dam 16 km
An earth and gravity dam on the Krishna near Wai.
Panchgani 17 km
Five hills above the Krishna valley, with a flat volcanic tableland said to be the second largest in Asia.
Varandha Ghat 23 km
The old road down from the Deccan into the Konkan, cut along the crest of the ghats.
Mandhardevi Kalubai temple 27 km
A hill shrine above Wai at 4,650 feet, looking across at Pandavgad and Purandar.
Vajrai Waterfall 29 km
A waterfall on the Urmodi river near Bhambavli, twenty seven kilometres from Satara.
Vasota Fort 29 km
A fort in Satara district, called Vyaghragad, which means the tiger fort.
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Questions
Where is Mahabaleshwar?
Mahabaleshwar is in Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Venna Lake (1.2 km), Pratapgad Fort (8.4 km), Dhom Dam (16 km).
How do I get the Mahabaleshwar stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mahabaleshwar and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mahabaleshwar before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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