Kedarnath Temple
Stone at thirty five hundred metres, sixteen kilometres on foot from the road, open only half the year.
- Where
- Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 30.7346, 79.0669
Get the Kedarnath Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kedarnath Temple. 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 Kedarnath Temple
Kedarnath 6.7 km
A peak in the Gangotri group of the Garhwal Himalaya, south of the glacier.
Gaurikund 9.8 km
The hot spring where the walk to Kedarnath begins, and where Parvati is said to have waited.
Triyuginarayan Temple 12 km
Where Shiva and Parvati were married, with a fire that is said to have burned since.
Meru Peak 15 km
Three granite towers above the Gangotri glacier, the middle one climbed only in 2011.
Thalay Sagar 15 km
A dark rock summit above Kedartal, and one of the hardest walls in Garhwal.
Shivling 16 km
A sharp fin of rock above Tapovan that looks exactly like what it is named for.
Madhyamaheshwar 18 km
The navel of Shiva among the five Kedars, in a meadow above Ransi.
Satopanth Tal 19 km
A triangular lake above Badrinath where the trinity is said to bathe, one corner each.
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Questions
Where is Kedarnath Temple?
Kedarnath Temple is in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kedarnath (6.7 km), Gaurikund (9.8 km), Triyuginarayan Temple (12 km).
How do I get the Kedarnath Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kedarnath Temple 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 Kedarnath Temple 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.