Falut
The second highest point in West Bengal, on the Nepal border, with Everest and Kanchenjunga from one spot.
- Where
- Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.2167, 88.0500
Get the Falut stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Falut. 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 West Bengal volume with your photos and a note.
Near Falut
Singalila National Park 11 km
The ridge along the Nepal border where the trek to Sandakphu runs, red pandas in the rhododendron.
Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary 13 km
Forty species in flower in April.
Sandakphu 13 km
Four of the five highest peaks on earth from one ridge.
Pelling Skywalk 19 km
A glass bridge at two thousand metres facing Khangchendzonga, the first of its kind in India.
Rabdentse Ruins 22 km
The second capital of Sikkim, abandoned after Nepalese raids, reached through a chestnut forest full of birds.
Pemayangtse Monastery 22 km
The second oldest in Sikkim, and the wooden Zangdok Palri.
Khecheopalri Lake 23 km
A lake held sacred by Buddhists and Lepchas, where birds are said to lift any leaf that falls on the surface.
Mai Pokhari 26 km
An emerald lake about a kilometre around, in the tea hills of Ilam, held sacred by both Hindus and Buddhists. The surrounding wetland became a Ramsar site in 2008, and a botanical garden on the shore keeps orchids and plants from across eastern Nepal.
More hidden gems in West Bengal
Questions
Where is Falut?
Falut is in Darjeeling, West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Singalila National Park (11 km), Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary (13 km), Sandakphu (13 km).
How do I get the Falut stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Falut and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your West Bengal volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Falut before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your West Bengal 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.