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Trascău Mountains

Coordinates: 46°19′59″N 23°30′00″E / 46.333°N 23.500°E / 46.333; 23.500
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Trascău Mountains
Piatra Secuiului
Highest point
PeakDâmbău Peak
Elevation1,369 m (4,491 ft)
Coordinates46°19′59″N 23°30′00″E / 46.333°N 23.500°E / 46.333; 23.500
Dimensions
Length43 km (27 mi)
Width4 km (2.5 mi)
Naming
Native nameMunții Trascăului (Romanian)
Geography
Trascău Mountains within the Apuseni Mountains
CountryRomania
RegionTransylvania
CountiesAlba and Cluj
Parent rangeApuseni Mountains

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 (27 mi) from the northeast to the southwest and a width running between 2 and 4 km (1.2 and 2.5 mi). The northern sector runs for 25 km (16 mi), from the Arieș River, at Buru, to the Rimetea River, with tallest peaks (Iaru, Cireșu, Bedeleu, Prislop, Secu, Geamănu, Tarcău, etc.) between 1,200 and 1,300 meters. The middle sector continues to the Galda River, with peaks barely reaching 1,100 meters. The southern sector, which contains the Ciumerna Plateau (with an altitude of 1,200 meters) and the Dâmbău and Piatra Caprii peaks, ends at the Ampoi River.[1]

Peaks

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  • Dâmbău, 1,369 m
  • Piatra Caprii, 1,307 m
  • Vârful Ugerului, 1,285 m
  • Ardașcheia, 1,250 m
  • Vârful Cornu, 1,238 m
  • Vârful Piatra Ceții, 1,233 m
  • Măgulicea, 1,128 m
  • Piatra Secuiului, 1,128 m
  • Piatra Craivei, 1,078 m

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Orășeanu, Iancu. "Munții Trascău" (PDF) (in Romanian). Retrieved April 14, 2021.