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Weathertop and the Trollshaws
When they reached the eastern side of the dry valley they were crossing (to avoid the northern loop of the road here) they climbed a long low slope. (Flight to the Ford; Bk 1). It must have ended up as a noticeable hill, because from the top they were able to see a long way. In fact they saw not only the Hoarwell but also, in the far distance, a second river, the Loudwater. This must have been much closer than it appears in the maps of Middle-earth which are included in the three books of The Lord of the Rings.
The Loudwater must have had a sharp westward turn before swinging south again to join the Hoarwell. As shown in the map the two would have been some 100 miles apart and the hill would have had to have been a high mountain for it to have been visible.
