Local favourite Buddhist site · Leh, Ladakh
Prayer Wheel
Prayer Wheel is a Buddhist site in Leh, Ladakh.
Prayer Wheel: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Prayer Wheel
Season: October to March.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Prayer Wheel — distance from nearby cities
- From Leh (LA): about 3 km by road (2 km straight line) · directions · more places near Leh
- From Kargil (LA): about 174 km by road (139 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kargil
- From Pahalgam (JK): about 261 km by road (209 km straight line) · directions · more places near Pahalgam
- From Manali (HP): about 272 km by road (217 km straight line) · directions · more places near Manali
- From Dalhousie (HP): about 294 km by road (235 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dalhousie
Coordinates: 34.17074, 77.57815. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Prayer Wheel
- Shanti Stupa · Buddhist site · Leh · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Leh Palace · fort · Leh · ~1 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Hall of Fame · museum · Leh · ~6 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Spituk Gompa · attraction · Leh · ~9 km · Must-see
- Shey Palace · fort · Leh · ~15 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Thiksey Monastery · Buddhist site · Leh · ~19 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- हेमिस गोम्पा · attraction · Leh · ~39 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Central Asian Museum · museum · Leh · ~1 km · Highly rated
- Ju-Leh Adventure (Trekking in Ladakh) · trek · Leh · ~1 km · Well liked
- De coffee cave · cave · Leh · ~1 km · Well liked
- Namgyal Tsemo Monastery · Buddhist site · Leh · ~1 km
- Old Castle (Tsemo Hill) · fort · Leh · ~2 km · Well liked
- Zorawar Fort · fort · Leh · ~2 km
- Spituk Monastery · Buddhist site · Leh · ~9 km · Highly rated
- Phyang Monastery · Buddhist site · Leh · ~10 km
- Karma Dupgyud Choeling Monastery · Buddhist site · Leh · ~11 km · Well liked
- Indus Viewpoint · viewpoint · Leh · ~12 km · Highly rated
- Sindhu Ghat Viewpoint · viewpoint · Leh · ~12 km · Highly rated
Other buddhist sites near Prayer Wheel
- Shanti Stupa · Buddhist site · Leh · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Thiksey Monastery · Buddhist site · Leh · ~19 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Lamayuru Monastery · Buddhist site · Leh · ~94 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Lingshed Gompa · Buddhist site · Leh · ~94 km · Must-see
- Karsha Monastery · Buddhist site · Kargil · ~118 km · Must-see
- Bardan Monastery · Buddhist site · Kargil · ~132 km · Must-see
- Phugtal Monastery · Buddhist site · Kargil · ~134 km · Must-see
- Namgyal Tsemo Monastery · Buddhist site · Leh · ~1 km
- Spituk Monastery · Buddhist site · Leh · ~9 km · Highly rated
- Phyang Monastery · Buddhist site · Leh · ~10 km
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Frequently asked
Is Prayer Wheel open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Prayer Wheel yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Prayer Wheel?
October to March. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is Prayer Wheel from Leh?
Prayer Wheel is about 3 km by road from Leh (2 km straight line), 174 km from Kargil and 261 km from Pahalgam. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near Prayer Wheel?
Nearby: Shanti Stupa (Buddhist site, 1 km), Leh Palace (fort, 1 km), Hall of Fame (museum, 6 km), Spituk Gompa (attraction, 9 km), Shey Palace (fort, 15 km), Thiksey Monastery (Buddhist site, 19 km).