Roopkund
A glacial lake at five thousand metres holding several hundred human skeletons, most from a single ninth century event.
- Where
- Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 30.2620, 79.7320
Get the Roopkund stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Roopkund. 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 Roopkund
Trisul 7.1 km
Three peaks in a line, the trident of Shiva, and the first summit above seven thousand metres ever climbed.
Bedni Bugyal 9.1 km
A high meadow above Wan, with Trisul over it and Roopkund beyond.
Nanda Ghunti 9.8 km
Nanda's veil, a peak above the Roopkund trail and the Bedni bugyal.
Nanda Devi National Park 21 km
The bowl of glaciers ringed by peaks that was closed to protect what was left of it, and reopened only at the edges.
Nanda Devi 26 km
The highest mountain entirely inside India, closed to climbers since 1982 and none the worse for it.
Sunanda Devi 28 km
Nanda Devi East, the lower of the twin peaks of the highest mountain in Uttarakhand.
Nanda Devi Base 30 km
The sanctuary is closed, and the approach is still the walk.
Dunagiri 32 km
A Garhwal peak with a long approach, and a village of the same name below it.
More offbeat places in Uttarakhand
Questions
Where is Roopkund?
Roopkund is in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Trisul (7.1 km), Bedni Bugyal (9.1 km), Nanda Ghunti (9.8 km).
How do I get the Roopkund stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Roopkund 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 Roopkund 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.
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