Vasuki Parbat
A peak above the Gangotri glacier, named for the serpent, and a hard technical climb.
- Where
- Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 30.8750, 79.1758
Get the Vasuki Parbat stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vasuki Parbat. 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 Vasuki Parbat
Satopanth Tal 4.8 km
A triangular lake above Badrinath where the trinity is said to bathe, one corner each.
Gaumukh 10 km
The snout of the Gangotri glacier, retreating.
Shivling 11 km
A sharp fin of rock above Tapovan that looks exactly like what it is named for.
Kedarnath 14 km
A peak in the Gangotri group of the Garhwal Himalaya, south of the glacier.
Meru Peak 14 km
Three granite towers above the Gangotri glacier, the middle one climbed only in 2011.
Thalay Sagar 17 km
A dark rock summit above Kedartal, and one of the hardest walls in Garhwal.
Chaukhamba 18 km
Four summits above the Gangotri glacier, seen from Chopta on a clear morning.
Kedarnath Temple 19 km
Stone at thirty five hundred metres, sixteen kilometres on foot from the road, open only half the year.
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Questions
Where is Vasuki Parbat?
Vasuki Parbat is in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Satopanth Tal (4.8 km), Gaumukh (10 km), Shivling (11 km).
How do I get the Vasuki Parbat stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vasuki Parbat 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 Vasuki Parbat 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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