Himlad was a cold land in East Beleriand, a plain lying between the Rivers Aros and Celon, right below Himring; it communicated with Lothlann through the Pass of Aglon to the north.
Himlad rose to a swelling highland at its centre, approximately 300 feet high at its flat top. It often felt the chill northern airs through Aglon. It had no trees except in its southern part near the rivers. It was from these features that its name was derived.
This region was not inhabited by Sindar before the coming of the Noldor.
During the Siege of Angband it was held by Celegorm and Curufin, two of the Sons of Fëanor, who guarded the Pass of Aglon. Their dwelling was located atop a low hill at the south eastern corner of the Pass.