Gulmatungo is placed at a highly elevated region in Kargil District of Jammu and Kashmir. It is about 4,117 m above sea level and is about 146 km from Srinagar. Parkutse is 10 km west of Gulmatungo and Itchu is 12 km north.
Tongul, Bartu and Zulidok are some of the main locations within 20 km.
By road, Gulmatungo can be accessed from Metwan and Hawal.