The glacier lies in the northeastern Himalayan Range known as the Zanskar Range, 142 km (88 mi) south of Kargil and 331 km (206 mi) east of Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

[6] Doda Peak with an elevation of 6,550 m (21,490 ft; 4.07 mi) rises from the glacier.

[citation needed] From Kargil the glacier lies on the right side of Kargil-Zanaskar Road[1] which passes through a gorge of the Suru River and below two mountain peaks, Nun and Kun.

After crossing the Pensi La mountain pass a trek of one day[1] from the road leads to the head of Drang-Drung glacier.

The road is only open to traffic from May–September due to heavy snowfall at Zojila and Pensi La passes, and the best time to visit is July to August.