Description
Weathertop, also known as Amon Sûl, is a hill in the Eriador region of Middle-earth, the southernmost and highest summit of the Weather Hills. The watch tower at its top overlooks the Great East Road in central Eriador, east of Bree, about halfway between the Shire and Rivendell. The hill rises a thousand feet (approximately 300 meters) above the relatively level lands round about, and with only the lower Weather Hills stretching away northwards, offers a commanding view in every direction. A path leads from the north side of Weathertop northward to the other Weather Hills. The elevation of Weathertop itself above sea level is likely in the order of 1500-2000 feet (around 450-600 meters).
Weathertop is the common Bree-land name of the hill, and is self-descriptive; the summit of the mountain is almost always windy, due to its prominence. Its Sindarin name, Amon Sûl, means Hill of the Wind.
