Places Near Kedarnath

Sacred towns, temples and Himalayan landscapes around the Kedarnath valley.

gaurikund

Trek base and hot-spring town named after Goddess Gauri; the last motorable point before Kedarnath.

Trek base; ~5 km shuttle from Sonprayag

sonprayag

River confluence town and the roadhead where private vehicles stop for the Kedarnath shuttle.

~230 km from Rishikesh; shuttle point for Gaurikund

triyuginarayan

The temple where tradition places the wedding of Shiva and Parvati, with an eternal flame.

~12 km from Sonprayag

guptkashi

The main base town for the yatra, with the Vishwanath and Ardhanarishvara temples.

~210 km from Rishikesh

ukhimath

The winter seat of Kedarnath, where worship continues when the dham is snowbound.

~40 km from Guptkashi side of the valley

chopta

A meadow hamlet known as the base for the Tungnath–Chandrashila trek.

~40 km from Ukhimath

tungnath

The highest Shiva temple in the world and one of the Panch Kedar.

~3.5 km trek from Chopta

rudraprayag

The confluence town of the Alaknanda and Mandakini rivers on the yatra route.

~140 km from Rishikesh

bhairavnath-temple

The guardian deity of the Kedarnath valley, on a hill beside the town.

~1 km climb from Kedarnath

shankaracharya-samadhi

The memorial of Adi Shankaracharya, directly behind the Kedarnath temple.

Behind Kedarnath Temple