Pauhunri
A peak on the Tibet border, and for a long time the highest thought to be in Sikkim.
- Where
- Mangan, Sikkim, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.9533, 88.8425
Get the Pauhunri stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pauhunri. 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 Pauhunri
Tso Lhamo 11 km
One of the highest lakes in the world, fed by the Cholamu glacier, source of the Teesta.
Gurudongmar Lake 15 km
At fifty four hundred metres, one of the highest lakes in the world, and held sacred by Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs alike.
Yumthang Valley 20 km
A valley of rhododendron and hot springs at thirty seven hundred metres, under snow from December to March.
Lachung 23 km
The base for Yumthang and Zero Point.
Lachen 38 km
The base for Gurudongmar.
Jomolhari 44 km
A great Himalayan peak on the northern frontier of Bhutan, sometimes called the bride of Kangchenjunga. Its north face rises more than 2,700 metres above the plains, and its southern side feeds the Paro Chu; trekkers see it from the meadows of Jangothang.
Siniolchu 56 km
A peak Douglas Freshfield called the most beautiful in the world, seen from Zemu.
Lingzhi Dzong 59 km
A Drukpa Kagyu monastery and administrative centre at 4,150 metres in Lingzhi, in the far north of Thimphu District. About thirty monks live in the dzong, which also holds the local administrator's office, and it is reached only on foot along the trekking routes.
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Questions
Where is Pauhunri?
Pauhunri is in Mangan, Sikkim. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Tso Lhamo (11 km), Gurudongmar Lake (15 km), Yumthang Valley (20 km).
How do I get the Pauhunri stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pauhunri 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 Pauhunri 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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