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Passu Cones (Tupopdan)
Passu, Gojal (Upper Hunza)
Published September 25, 2026 Pakistan Travellers Team 5 min read
Quick answer
What are the Passu Cones?
The Passu Cones are the jagged peak of Tupopdan, 6,106 m, also called the Passu Cathedral, rising above Passu village in Gojal (Upper Hunza) on the Karakoram Highway. Its row of sharp spires makes it one of the most photographed mountains in northern Pakistan, and it is a regular stop on the way to the Khunjerab Pass.
- Peak height
- 6,106 m
- Where
- Passu village, Gojal
- Best months
- April to October
- Time needed
- 1 to 3 hours
Drive north from Attabad Lake and the valley opens around Gulmit and Passu, where a wall of needle-sharp spires stands on the skyline. This is Tupopdan, better known to travellers as the Passu Cones. It is not the highest mountain in the area, but it is the one everybody stops the car for.
The mountain and the view
Tupopdan reaches 6,106 m. Its eroded ridge of pointed towers gives it the local nickname Passu Cathedral. The classic view is from the Karakoram Highway around Passu, with the Hunza River and the village fields in the foreground. Morning light is usually best, when the spires are lit from the side.
Behind the cones stands Passu Sar, 7,478 m, one of the higher peaks of the Batura range. On a clear day the two together make one of the finest mountain views anywhere on the highway. Passu itself sits beside the Hunza River on the Karakoram Highway, about 20 km north of Gulmit, so the view needs no detour from the main road north.
Glaciers around Passu
Passu village sits close to the tongue of the Passu Glacier, and a short way north is the Batura Glacier, 56 km long and one of the longest glaciers outside the polar regions. Guided walks towards the Passu Glacier viewpoints are popular with active travellers; how far you go depends on the season, fitness and conditions on the day.
Hussaini Bridge and the villages
Between Gulmit and Passu, the Hussaini suspension bridge crosses the Hunza River on planks and cables, with the cones in the background. Walking a few steps onto it has become a rite of passage for visitors, though it is not for anyone uneasy with heights. The villages of Gojal are also worth time in their own right: quieter than Karimabad, with orchards, stone houses and the Wakhi culture of Upper Hunza.
When to go and how to fit it in
The Hunza season, April to October, is the time to visit, and late October brings golden poplars against the grey spires. Passu is on the road to the Khunjerab Pass, so most trips see it on a Khunjerab day, stopping on the way up or back. A photo stop takes half an hour; staying a night in Passu or Gulmit gives time for the glacier walks and the best light on the cones.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The peak, Tupopdan, is 6,106 m. Passu Sar behind it reaches 7,478 m.
Above Passu village in Gojal (Upper Hunza), on the Karakoram Highway, about 20 km north of Gulmit.
Tupopdan is a serious mountaineering objective, not a trek. Visitors enjoy it from viewpoints around Passu and on walks towards the Passu Glacier.
It is a narrow plank-and-cable bridge that sways. Many visitors walk a short way onto it; skip it if you are uneasy with heights, and hold children's hands firmly.
Yes. Passu is on the Karakoram Highway between Attabad Lake and Sost, so it is a natural stop on the way to or from the Khunjerab Pass.
A glacier about 56 km long just north of Passu, one of the longest outside the polar regions. Viewpoints and guided walks towards it can be arranged from Passu in season.