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Location
In the northern Misty Mountains, northeast of Rivendell
Settlements
An entrance to Goblin-town opened onto the pass, at least in the late Third Age
Source
The river Loudwater (Bruinen) rose in the foothills west of the High Pass
Other names
Cirith Forn en Andrath, Pass of Imladris

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High Pass

The northern pass through the Misty Mountains

Map of the High Pass

The pass of the Misty Mountains that lay above Rivendell; it was here that Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves were captured by Goblins as they journeyed eastwards on the Quest of Erebor.


See also...

Cirith Forn en Andrath, Forest Road, Front Porch, Goblin-town, Great Goblin, Great Shelf, Grimbeorn the Old, Misty Mountains, Orcs of the Misty Mountains, Pass of Imladris, River Loudwater, Sage

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