Sandakphu
Four of the five highest peaks on earth from one ridge.
- Where
- Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.1044, 88.0005
Get the Sandakphu stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sandakphu. 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 Sandakphu
Singalila National Park 6.7 km
The ridge along the Nepal border where the trek to Sandakphu runs, red pandas in the rhododendron.
Mai Pokhari 13 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.
Falut 13 km
The second highest point in West Bengal, on the Nepal border, with Everest and Kanchenjunga from one spot.
Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary 15 km
Forty species in flower in April.
Happy Valley Tea Estate 26 km
The second oldest garden in Darjeeling.
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park 26 km
Darjeeling's zoo at seven thousand feet, open since 1958.
Batasia Loop 26 km
The toy train turns a full circle around a war memorial.
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 27 km
Two foot gauge climbing to twenty three hundred metres by loops and zigzags, running since 1881.
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Questions
Where is Sandakphu?
Sandakphu is in Darjeeling, West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Singalila National Park (6.7 km), Mai Pokhari (13 km), Falut (13 km).
How do I get the Sandakphu stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sandakphu 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 Sandakphu 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.