Parângu Mare

Updated on Dec 10, 2024

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Elevation 2,519 m Listing Ultra-prominent peak		Prominence 2,103 m

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.

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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Map of Par%C3%A2ngu Mare, Romania

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