Tololing is the dominant peak visible from Drass and from the Kargil War Memorial, its dark ridgeline rising to around 5,140 metres above the valley. During the 1999 Kargil War, Pakistani forces occupied the heights and could observe and fire on the Srinagar–Leh highway directly below — a highway that was India's only land supply route to Ladakh. Recapturing the peak was the first major objective of the Indian counter-offensive.
The view from anywhere in the Drass valley includes Tololing and, slightly further west, Tiger Hill. The peaks look stark and improbable from below, their slopes near-vertical in places. Trekking on the Tololing massif is restricted because of its proximity to the Line of Control — the actual LoC runs approximately 12 kilometres to the north. Visitors can view the peak from the war memorial grounds and from the highway, where there are often local guides who can point out the specific ridgelines where fighting occurred. Photography restrictions apply near the military installations in the valley.