Local favourite fort · Leh, Ladakh
Prayer wheels
Prayer wheels is a fort in Leh, Ladakh.
Prayer wheels: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Prayer wheels
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
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 wheels — distance from nearby cities
- From Leh (LA): about 2 km by road (1 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 260 km by road (208 km straight line) · directions · more places near Pahalgam
- From Manali (HP): about 268 km by road (214 km straight line) · directions · more places near Manali
- From Dalhousie (HP): about 290 km by road (232 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dalhousie
Coordinates: 34.14549, 77.56688. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Prayer wheels
- Hall of Fame · museum · Leh · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Leh Palace · fort · Leh · ~4 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Shanti Stupa · Buddhist site · Leh · ~4 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Spituk Gompa · attraction · Leh · ~5 km · Must-see
- Shey Palace · fort · Leh · ~13 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Thiksey Monastery · Buddhist site · Leh · ~17 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- हेमिस गोम्पा · attraction · Leh · ~36 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Zorawar Fort · fort · Leh · ~2 km
- Ju-Leh Adventure (Trekking in Ladakh) · trek · Leh · ~3 km · Well liked
- De coffee cave · cave · Leh · ~3 km · Well liked
- Central Asian Museum · museum · Leh · ~3 km · Highly rated
- Namgyal Tsemo Monastery · Buddhist site · Leh · ~4 km
- Old Castle (Tsemo Hill) · fort · Leh · ~4 km · Well liked
- Spituk Monastery · Buddhist site · Leh · ~5 km · Highly rated
- Karma Dupgyud Choeling Monastery · Buddhist site · Leh · ~8 km · Well liked
- Indus Viewpoint · viewpoint · Leh · ~10 km · Highly rated
- Sindhu Ghat Viewpoint · viewpoint · Leh · ~10 km · Highly rated
- Stok Museum · museum · Leh · ~10 km · Well liked
Other forts & heritage near Prayer wheels
- Leh Palace · fort · Leh · ~4 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Shey Palace · fort · Leh · ~13 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Zorawar Fort · fort · Leh · ~2 km
- Old Castle (Tsemo Hill) · fort · Leh · ~4 km · Well liked
- Chiktan Fort · fort · Kargil · ~128 km · Well liked
- 14 Corps · fort · Leh · ~1 km
- King Singay Namgyal Chowk · fort · Leh · ~1 km
- War Memorial Statue Leh · fort · Leh · ~1 km
- Prayer Wheel · fort · Leh · ~1 km
- آئی بیکس چوک · fort · Leh · ~2 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Is Prayer wheels open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Prayer wheels yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Prayer wheels?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is Prayer wheels from Leh?
Prayer wheels is about 2 km by road from Leh (1 km straight line), 174 km from Kargil and 260 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 wheels?
Nearby: Hall of Fame (museum, 3 km), Leh Palace (fort, 4 km), Shanti Stupa (Buddhist site, 4 km), Spituk Gompa (attraction, 5 km), Shey Palace (fort, 13 km), Thiksey Monastery (Buddhist site, 17 km).