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Parângu Mare

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Elevation
  
2,519 m

Listing
  
Ultra-prominent peak

Prominence
  
2,103 m

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Location
  
Gorj County—Hunedoara County, Romania

Mountain range
  
Carpathian Mountains, Southern Carpathians, Parâng Mountains

Parent ranges
  
Parâng Mountains group, Southern Carpathians

Similar
  
Peleaga, Southern Carpathians, Vârful Cârja - Munții P, Vârful Gemănarea - Munții P, Negoiu Peak

Parângu Mare ([paˈrɨŋ̩ɡu ˈmare], "Big Parângu") is a mountain peak in Romania. At 2,519 metres above sea level, it is the highest peak of the Parâng Mountains, located in the Parâng Mountains group of the Southern Carpathians. It is situated on the border of the Romanian counties of Gorj and Hunedoara. It is the most prominent peak in Romania (2,103 m), its parent mountain being Gerlach (2,655 m) in Slovakia.

Contents

Map of Par%C3%A2ngu Mare, Romania

Mountains

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

    • References

    Parângu Mare Wikipedia
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