Kalimpong
A former trading post on the Tibet route at twelve hundred metres, now known for nurseries and cheese.
- Where
- West Bengal, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.0703, 88.4724
Get the Kalimpong stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kalimpong. 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 Kalimpong
Lava and Lolegaon 0.0 km
Canopy walk, and the Kanchenjunga through fir.
Coronation Bridge 19 km
The bridge over the Teesta at Sevoke, carrying the road from the plains up into the hills.
Tiger Hill 20 km
People drive up before dawn to watch the sun strike Kanchenjunga, and on a clear day Everest is visible too.
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 21 km
Two foot gauge climbing to twenty three hundred metres by loops and zigzags, running since 1881.
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park 22 km
Darjeeling's zoo at seven thousand feet, open since 1958.
Happy Valley Tea Estate 22 km
The second oldest garden in Darjeeling.
Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary 22 km
Forest in the Himalayan foothills between the Teesta and the Mahananda.
Senchal Lake 22 km
A lake above Darjeeling that supplies the town, with a sanctuary round it.
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Questions
Where is Kalimpong?
Kalimpong is in West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Lava and Lolegaon (0.0 km), Coronation Bridge (19 km), Tiger Hill (20 km).
How do I get the Kalimpong stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kalimpong 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 Kalimpong 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.
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