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‘Caradhras was called the Cruel, and had an ill name,’ said Gimli, ‘long years ago, when rumour of Sauron had not been heard in these lands.’
- The Fellowship of the Ring (Book 2), Chapter 3
The highest peak of the Misty Mountains, Caradhras (or Redhorn) is one of the three mountain peaks under which the Dwarven realm of Moria lies. The Redhorn Pass, a dangerous high pass over the mountains, leads along its slopes.
