Caradhras, called the Cruel by the Dwarves, was one of the mightiest peaks in the Misty Mountains. The Redhorn Gate was a pass that ran along its southern slopes.
Geography
Mountain
Caradhras was the tallest and northernmost of the Mountains of Moria, the three mountains which the great Dwarf city of Khazad-dûm was built under. The other two were Celebdil ("Silvertine") and Fanuidhol ("Cloudyhead"). Caradhras was described as "mighty peak, tipped with snow like silver, but with sheer naked sides". In the light of the rising or setting sun it appeared "dull red as if stained with blood".
Caradhras was called the Cruel by the Dwarves and had long had a bad reputation. The title was granted long before when the name of Sauron was just a rumour. It was the site in Middle-earth where mithril was found and where Dwarves woke Durin's Bane, the Balrog of Moria.
Artwork
Caradhras
Paul Raymond Gregory
Company Attempts the Pass of Caradhras
Ted Nasmith
Fellowship Descent from Caradhras
Donato Giancola
Redhorn Gate
Paul Raymond Gregory
The Anger of the Mountain
Ted Nasmith