Caradhras

Caradhras, also called the Redhorn and Barazinbar, was one of the mightiest peaks in the Misty Mountains. A pass crossed over it and was the most southerly point at which the Misty Mountains could be crossed.
== Description ==
Caradhras was one of the Mountains of Moria, the three mountains under which the great Dwarf city of Khazad-dûm was built. It was also the only site in Middle-earth where Mithril could be mined. But mining ever deeper into the roots of the mountain in search of Mithril, the Dwarf miners unwittingly awakened the Balrog of Moria.
Caradhras was called the Cruel by the Dwarves and had long had a bad reputation. The Redhorn Pass (also called the Redhorn Gate) was known to be treacherous and was used by Hobbits migrating from the Gladden Fields into Eriador.
== History ==
=== Third Age ===
In TA 2509, Celebrían, the wife of Elrond, passed through Redhorn Pass and was captured by Orcs.
After the fall of Khazad-dûm, this pass was predominantly used by Elves travelling between Lorien and Eriador.
During the Quest of the Ring, the Fellowship is trying to cross Caradhras in a blizzard, Saruman utters enchantments in Quenya from the top of Orthanc in Isengard to prevent them from crossing the mountain by causing massive boulders to plummet down from the mountain and lightning to strike the mountain, sending a mass of snow cascading down and burying the Fellowship. This differs from the book, in which it is suggested that an ancient evil born from the mountain itself was sending the foul weather to hinder the group's passage; or that it could have been the work of Sauron, from afar. Gandalf himself responds to Gimli's questioning of Sauron's reach, to which Gandalf says, "It has grown long."