Tupopdan — the Passu Cones — is the serrated 6,106 m ridge that owns every northbound KKH photograph in Gojal. The classic frames are from the highway's marked bends and the Passu glacier viewpoint; late afternoon light turns the spires to bronze.
Mountains this photogenic usually demand a trek; Tupopdan performs for a parked car. The connoisseur's additions: the Passu suspension bridge's mid-river angle, Borith Lake's reflection when winds sleep, and the glacier white-tongue walk for scale.
On the KKH at Passu, 45 min north of Attabad. Every SafarGB Gojal day builds its afternoon around the cones' light.
Questions, answered
Where's the best Passu Cones photo spot?
The riverside KKH bend 2 km south of Passu for the classic; Borith Lake for reflections; the glacier viewpoint for foreground ice. Afternoon beats morning — the faces look east-southwest.