Parângu Mare

Mountain peak

Parângu Mare

Romania

Parângu Mare (Romanian pronunciation: [paˈrɨŋ̩ɡu ˈmare], "Big Parângu") is a mountain peak in Romania. At 2,519 m (8,264 ft) above sea level, it is the highest peak of the Parâng Mountains, located in the Parâng Mountains group of the Southern Carpathians.^[2] It straddles the border of the Romanian counties of Gorj and Hunedoara. It is the most prominent peak in Romania (2,103 m (6,900 ft)), its parent mountain being Gerlachovský štít ((2,655 m (8,711 ft)) in Slovakia.

Mountains

• Parâng Mountains (Munții Parâng)
• Șureanu Mountains (Munții Șureanu/Munții Sebeșului)
• Cindrel Mountains (Munții Cindrel/Munții Cibinului)
• Lotru Mountains (Munții Lotrului; literally: Mountains of the Thief)
• Căpățâna Mountains (Munții Căpățânii; literally: Mountains of the Head or Mountains of the Skull)

See also

• Parâng Mountains group
• Carpathian Mountains
• Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group
• Făgăraș Mountains group
• Rânca

References

External links

• Pictures and images from the Carpathian Mountains
• "Vârful Parângul Mare, Romania". www.peakbagger.com.

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