Almora
A Chand kingdom capital on a horseshoe ridge, with a bazaar of carved wooden fronts and a view of Nanda Devi on a clear day.
- Where
- Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 29.6200, 79.6700
Get the Almora stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Almora. 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 Uttarakhand volume with your photos and a note.
Near Almora
Kasar Devi 3.7 km
A ridge temple where Vivekananda meditated in 1890 and, seventy years later, half the counterculture followed him.
Mukteshwar 17 km
Chauli ki Jali, and a drop to the valley.
Jageshwar Temples 18 km
A hundred and twenty four temples in a deodar grove.
Ranikhet 23 km
Cantonment, golf course and no noise.
Kausani 26 km
Gandhi called it the Switzerland of India, from the ashram.
Kainchi Dham 27 km
Neem Karoli Baba's ashram on a hairpin bend near Bhowali, visited by people who then built things.
Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary 32 km
Three hundred kilometres of Himalaya from Zero Point.
Bhimtal 32 km
Bigger than Naini, with an island in it.
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Questions
Where is Almora?
Almora is in Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kasar Devi (3.7 km), Mukteshwar (17 km), Jageshwar Temples (18 km).
How do I get the Almora stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Almora and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Uttarakhand volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Almora before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Uttarakhand 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.