Kanchenjunga
The third highest mountain on earth, and the one Sikkim will not let anybody climb to the top of: summit parties stop a few metres short by agreement.
- Where
- Mangan, Sikkim, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.7030, 88.1474
Get the Kanchenjunga stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kanchenjunga. 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 Sikkim volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kanchenjunga
Khangchendzonga National Park 5.2 km
Around the third highest mountain on earth, and the first mixed World Heritage site in India for both nature and culture.
Kabru 8.1 km
A long summit ridge south of Kanchenjunga with two tops, both above seven thousand metres.
Pathibhara 13 km
A ridge in north Sikkim with a shrine, and a long walk to it.
Zuluk 14 km
Thirty two hairpins on the old silk route.
Mount Pandim 15 km
A peak above the Goecha La trail that Sikkim does not permit anybody to climb.
Siniolchu 17 km
A peak Douglas Freshfield called the most beautiful in the world, seen from Zemu.
Kanchenjunga Conservation Area 22 km
A protected stretch of far eastern Nepal, set up in 1997 and covering 2,035 square kilometres of Taplejung District, including two of Kanchenjunga's peaks. It runs up to the borders of Tibet to the north and Sikkim's Khangchendzonga National Park to the east.
Khecheopalri Lake 37 km
A lake held sacred by Buddhists and Lepchas, where birds are said to lift any leaf that falls on the surface.
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Questions
Where is Kanchenjunga?
Kanchenjunga is in Mangan, Sikkim. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Khangchendzonga National Park (5.2 km), Kabru (8.1 km), Pathibhara (13 km).
How do I get the Kanchenjunga stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kanchenjunga and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Sikkim volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kanchenjunga before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Sikkim volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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