Pithoragarh
Called little Kashmir for the valley it sits in, and the last town on the old trade route to Tibet.
- Where
- Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 29.5859, 80.2152
Get the Pithoragarh stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pithoragarh. 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 Pithoragarh
Champawat 31 km
The first Chand capital of Kumaon, with a Baleshwar temple older than the town, and the tiger Corbett shot in 1907.
Jageshwar Temples 35 km
A hundred and twenty four temples in a deodar grove.
Dharchula 43 km
A border town on the Kali with Nepal on the far bank, and the last bazaar before the Kailash Mansarovar road climbs.
Almora 53 km
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.
Kasar Devi 53 km
A ridge temple where Vivekananda meditated in 1890 and, seventy years later, half the counterculture followed him.
Munsiyari 54 km
At twenty three hundred metres facing the five peaks of Panchachuli, and the road end for the Milam glacier walk.
Mukteshwar 56 km
Chauli ki Jali, and a drop to the valley.
Api Nampa Conservation Area 62 km
A protected area in the far northwest corner of Nepal, set up in 2010 across 1,903 square kilometres. It climbs from 518 metres to the 7,132 metre summit of Api and is part of the Kailash Sacred Landscape.
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Questions
Where is Pithoragarh?
Pithoragarh is in Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Champawat (31 km), Jageshwar Temples (35 km), Dharchula (43 km).
How do I get the Pithoragarh stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pithoragarh 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 Pithoragarh 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.