Hemkund Sahib
A gurudwara at four thousand metres, beside a lake.
- Where
- Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 30.6993, 79.6153
Get the Hemkund Sahib stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Hemkund Sahib. 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 Hemkund Sahib
Valley of Flowers National Park 3.4 km
A high meadow in Chamoli that comes into flower for a few weeks each year.
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks 5.3 km
A world heritage site in two pieces twenty kilometres apart, the Nanda Devi sanctuary and the Valley of Flowers.
Badrinath Temple 13 km
One of the four dhams, painted in bright colours against grey rock, with a hot spring at the steps.
Joshimath 17 km
One of the four Shankaracharya mathas, and a town that is sinking.
Jyotirmath 17 km
The northern of the four seats Shankaracharya founded, and where Badrinath's god winters.
Vasudhara Falls 18 km
Water that is said to avoid the impure.
Auli 19 km
Meadow at three thousand metres facing Nanda Devi, skied in winter and walked in summer.
Mana 20 km
The last village before the Tibet border, with a bridge Bhima is said to have laid.
More offbeat places in Uttarakhand
Questions
Where is Hemkund Sahib?
Hemkund Sahib is in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Valley of Flowers National Park (3.4 km), Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (5.3 km), Badrinath Temple (13 km).
How do I get the Hemkund Sahib stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Hemkund Sahib 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 Hemkund Sahib 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.
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