Taniquetil

Highest peak of the Pelóri and of Arda

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In briefanswer capsule

Taniquetil is the highest summit among the Pelóri and throughout Arda. The narrative styles it as great. Far south of it stands Hyarmentir, which tops every height in that southern tract. West of the Pelóri lay unpeopled country under dusk; eastward the chain faced open ocean alone, save Avathar. From Hyarmentir Melkor and Ungoliant surveyed the Valar's realm and Valmar's roofs under Telperion and Laurelin.

Sources

The Silmarillion — Quenta Silmarillion, ch. 8, Of the Darkening of Valinor

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Taniquetil“. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/taniquetil/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Taniquetil. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/taniquetil/

MLA

„Taniquetil“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/places/taniquetil/. Last updated August 18, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-taniquetil-en,
  title        = {Taniquetil},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/places/taniquetil/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 18, 2026}
}