Lachen
The base for Gurudongmar.
- Where
- North Sikkim, Sikkim, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.7167, 88.5578
Get the Lachen stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lachen. 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 Lachen
Lachung 17 km
The base for Yumthang and Zero Point.
Yumthang Valley 18 km
A valley of rhododendron and hot springs at thirty seven hundred metres, under snow from December to March.
Siniolchu 24 km
A peak Douglas Freshfield called the most beautiful in the world, seen from Zemu.
Khangchendzonga National Park 35 km
Around the third highest mountain on earth, and the first mixed World Heritage site in India for both nature and culture.
Gurudongmar Lake 37 km
At fifty four hundred metres, one of the highest lakes in the world, and held sacred by Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs alike.
Mount Pandim 37 km
A peak above the Goecha La trail that Sikkim does not permit anybody to climb.
Tso Lhamo 38 km
One of the highest lakes in the world, fed by the Cholamu glacier, source of the Teesta.
Pauhunri 38 km
A peak on the Tibet border, and for a long time the highest thought to be in Sikkim.
More offbeat places in Sikkim
Questions
Where is Lachen?
Lachen is in North Sikkim, Sikkim. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Lachung (17 km), Yumthang Valley (18 km), Siniolchu (24 km).
How do I get the Lachen stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lachen 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 Lachen 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.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.