Khaptad National Park
A high plateau of meadow and forest in the far west of Nepal, made a national park in 1984 and spread over 225 square kilometres of four districts. It rises from 1,400 to 3,300 metres and was the long-time retreat of the hermit Khaptad Baba.
- Where
- Silgadhi, Sudurpashchim, Nepal
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 29.2700, 80.9900
Get the Khaptad National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Khaptad National Park. 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 Sudurpashchim volume with your photos and a note.
Near Khaptad National Park
Badimalika Temple 48 km
A high mountain temple to the goddess Bhagwati in Triveni Municipality, Bajura, one of the major shrines of western Nepal. Pilgrims gather for its main festival, Malika Chaturdashi, and it keeps two priests, one each from Kalikot and Bajura.
Ghodaghodi Tal 65 km
A cluster of forest lakes and marshes at about 205 metres in Kailali District, in the far-western Terai. It became a Ramsar site in 2003 and a bird sanctuary in 2022.
Api Nampa Conservation Area 71 km
A protected area in the far northwest corner of Nepal, set up in 2010 across 1,903 square kilometres. It climbs from 518 metres to the 7,132 metre summit of Api and is part of the Kailash Sacred Landscape.
Dharchula 78 km
A border town on the Kali with Nepal on the far bank, and the last bazaar before the Kailash Mansarovar road climbs.
Pithoragarh 83 km
Called little Kashmir for the valley it sits in, and the last town on the old trade route to Tibet.
Champawat 87 km
The first Chand capital of Kumaon, with a Baleshwar temple older than the town, and the tiger Corbett shot in 1907.
Shuklaphanta National Park 88 km
Open grassland, forest, riverbed and wetland covering 305 square kilometres in Nepal's far-western Terai, bounded by the Mahakali river. Its wide phanta meadows are home to herds of swamp deer, and a corridor links it to the Sivalik Hills.
Dudhwa National Park 93 km
Tall grassland on the Nepal border holding swamp deer, tigers, and one of the last wild populations of Indian rhinoceros in the state.
More hidden gems in Sudurpashchim
Questions
Where is Khaptad National Park?
Khaptad National Park is in Silgadhi, Sudurpashchim, Nepal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Badimalika Temple (48 km), Ghodaghodi Tal (65 km), Api Nampa Conservation Area (71 km).
How do I get the Khaptad National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Khaptad National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Sudurpashchim volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Khaptad National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Sudurpashchim volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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