The elevation data was verified by GPS readings from 11 satellites at the Summit during a late July 2007 joint Nepalese-US expedition which encountered snow cover for 85% of the final four-hour, four km, 900 metre climb.

[7] This valley's grazing landscape, especially near the village, was devastated by the 2010 Ladakh floods, the most severe in decades.

[8] In December 2019, the All Ladakh Tour Operators Association announced that Stok Kangri is closed for trekking and climbing from 2020 to 2023, due to over-tourism.

The First official winter ascent was made by a British team in March 2002, Led by Ross Cooper, with Chris Hall, Paul Janlid, Mykl White, and Caroline Williams.

[11] It takes two days to reach base camp (4,969 metres (16,302 ft)) from the village of Stok, and it is required to be well acclimatized to the altitude before starting the trek.