Satopanth Tal
A triangular lake above Badrinath where the trinity is said to bathe, one corner each.
- Where
- Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 30.8458, 79.2132
Get the Satopanth Tal stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Satopanth Tal. 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 Satopanth Tal
Vasuki Parbat 4.8 km
A peak above the Gangotri glacier, named for the serpent, and a hard technical climb.
Chaukhamba 13 km
Four summits above the Gangotri glacier, seen from Chopta on a clear morning.
Shivling 15 km
A sharp fin of rock above Tapovan that looks exactly like what it is named for.
Kedarnath 15 km
A peak in the Gangotri group of the Garhwal Himalaya, south of the glacier.
Gaumukh 15 km
The snout of the Gangotri glacier, retreating.
Meru Peak 17 km
Three granite towers above the Gangotri glacier, the middle one climbed only in 2011.
Kedarnath Temple 19 km
Stone at thirty five hundred metres, sixteen kilometres on foot from the road, open only half the year.
Thalay Sagar 21 km
A dark rock summit above Kedartal, and one of the hardest walls in Garhwal.
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Questions
Where is Satopanth Tal?
Satopanth Tal is in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Vasuki Parbat (4.8 km), Chaukhamba (13 km), Shivling (15 km).
How do I get the Satopanth Tal stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Satopanth Tal 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 Satopanth Tal 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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