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Apuseni Mountains. The Apuseni Mountains (Romanian: Munții Apuseni, lit. transl. 'Western Mountains'; Hungarian: Erdélyi-középhegység, transl. 'Transylvanian Mountains') is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians. The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at 1,849 metres (6,066 ft).
The Apuseni Natural Park with an area of 75,784 ha (187,270 acres) [4] was declared natural protected area by the Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000 (published in the Monitorul Oficial of Romania, Number 152 of April 12, 2000) [5] and represents a mountainous area (mountain peaks, cirques, caves, valleys, karst areas, forests, and pastures), with flora and fauna specific to the Western Carpathians.
Apuseni Mountains. Bihor Mountains (Romanian: Munții Bihorului, Hungarian: Bihar-hegység) is a mountain range in western Romania. It is part of the Apuseni Mountains, which are part of the Carpathian Mountains. The massif has a length of 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the northwest to the southeast and a width of 14 kilometres (8.7 mi).
The Trascău Mountains (Romanian: Munții Trascăului) are located in the Apuseni mountain range of the Western Romanian Carpathians, in Romania. The Trascău Mountains are crossed by the picturesque Arieș River valley. The highest elevation in the massif is Dâmbău Peak, at 1,369 metres (4,491 ft). The massif has a length of 43 kilometres ...
Metaliferi Mountains. Coordinates: 46.2333°N 23.2333°E. The Metaliferi Mountains within the Apuseni Mountains. Metaliferi Mountains (Romanian: Munții Metaliferi; Hungarian: Erdélyi-érchegység), meaning Ore Mountains, are in the Carpathian Mountain Range and are a division of the Apuseni Mountains.
The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya System that stretches from western Europe all the way to southern Asia, and are further divided into "provinces" and "subprovinces". The last level of the division, i.e. the actual mountain ranges and basins, is usually classified as "units". The main divisions are shown in the map on ...
The Romanian Carpathians (Romanian: Carpații românești) are a section of the Carpathian Mountains, within the borders of modern Romania. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of the Alps-Himalaya System and are further divided into "provinces" and "subprovinces". This is an overview of the geological subdivisions of the Romanian section of the ...
The highest peak in Pădurea Craiului is the Hodrâncușa Peak at 1,027 metres (3,369 ft). The name Pădurea Craiului literally means "The Forest of the King". The mountains cover an area of 1,150 km 2 (440 sq mi) and are located in the central-eastern part of Bihor County, covering 15.2% of its surface area. They are also the mountainous area ...