Cirith Gorgor

". . .[ Ephel Dúath and Ered Lithui] swung out long arms northward; and between these arms there was a deep defile. This was Cirith Gorgor, the Haunted Pass, the entrance to the land of the Enemy. High cliffs towered upon either side. . ."

― The Lord of the Rings, The Black Gate is Closed

Cirith Gorgor
(Guarded) Pass
General Information
Other names	Haunted Pass
Location	Norwest end of Udûn
Type	(Guarded) Pass
Description	Evil, dark pass guarded by the Black Gate
Regions	Mordor
People and History
Inhabitants	Orcs
Events	Battle of the Morannon
Gallery	Images of Cirith Gorgor

Cirith Gorgor was the point were the mountain ranges of the Ered Lithui and the Ephel Dúath met, to the northwest of Udûn and Mordor. It was sealed by the Morannon (Black Gate) and guarded by the two Towers of the Teeth, Carchost and Narchost.

It was also called the Haunted Pass of Cirith Gorgor, because of the evil that lurked there.