Zoji La Pass
Dras, Ladakh, India
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Zoji La Pass
Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir
The 3,528-m knife-cut between Kashmir and Ladakh — a legendary cliff road above snow walls, guarded by the Zojila war memorial at Gumri.
Baltal Valley (Amarnath Base)
Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir
The tent city under Zoji La where the short, steep Amarnath route begins — a glacier-fed campground of prayer flags, ponies and pre-dawn departures.
Amarnath Cave Shrine
Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir
The 3,888-m cave of the naturally forming ice Shivalinga, waxing and waning with the moon — goal of one of Hinduism's greatest high-altitude pilgrimages.
Kolahoi Glacier Trek
Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir
The 'goddess of light' — Kashmir's Matterhorn (5,425 m) and its shrinking glacier snout, reached by a two-day valley walk from Aru via Lidderwat.
Sonamarg (Meadow of Gold)
Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir
The Sindh valley's golden meadow under a wall of glaciers — gateway to Thajiwas, Zoji La and Ladakh, ablaze with wildflowers in July.
Thajiwas Glacier
Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir
Sonamarg's resident glacier — a short pony trail to snowfields that survive high summer, sledge runs and silver waterfalls off the ice.
Chandanwari & Sheshnag Lake
Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir
The Amarnath Yatra's first snow-bridge camp and, a day's climb above, the seven-peaked emerald lake of the serpent king at 3,590 m.