Apuseni Mountains

The main peaks of the Apuseni Mountains, with Bihorul on the right

Trascău Mountains

The Transylvanian Western Carpathians (Apuseni Mountains - the top ones)

The Apuseni Mountains (Romanian: Munții Apuseni, Hungarian: Erdélyi-középhegység) is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians, also called Occidentali in Romanian. Their name translates from Romanian as Mountains "of the sunset", i.e., "western". The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at 1,849 metres (6,066 ft). The Apuseni Mountains have about 400 caves.

Geography[]

The Apuseni Mountains do not present an uninterrupted chain of mountains, but possess many low and easy passes towards the Crișana and the Pannonian Plain. Going from south to north the principal groups are: the Munții Metaliferi ("Ore Mountains") with the basaltic masses of the Detunata (1,148 metres (3,766 ft)) near Abrud; the Bihor Mountains, with numerous caverns, with the highest peak the Bihorul (1,849 metres (6,066 ft));^[1] to the east of this group are the (highest peak 1,820 metres (5,970 ft)), to the southwest of Cluj-Napoca; the northernmost chain is the .

Boundaries[]

• To the north: the Barcău River.
• To the south: the Mureș River.
• To the east: the Transylvanian Plateau.
• To the west: the Crișana plains.

Subdivisions[]

• (Munţii Crișului, Hungarian: Körös-menti hegyvidék) :
  • (Dealurile Crișene, Hungarian: Körös-menti dombság), including the (Depresiunea Beiuș, Hungarian: Belényesi-medence) and the (Depresiunea Vad, Hungarian: Révi-medence)^[2]
  • Pădurea Craiului Mountains (literally:Forest of the King, Hungarian: Királyerdő-hegység)
  • Codru-Moma Mountains (Munții Codru-Moma, Hungarian: Béli-hegység)^[3]
• (Munții Seș-Meseșului):
  • Meseș Mountains (Munții Meseșului, Hungarian: Meszes-hegység)
  • (Muntele Seș, Hungarian: Réz-hegység, also Plopiș)
  • (Depresiunea Șimleu Silvanei, Hungarian: Szilágysomlyói-medence), often considered part of the Transylvanian Basin-Podişul Someşan
  • Șimleu Mountains (Munții Șimleu, Hungarian: Szilágysági-dombvidék), often considered part of the Transylvanian Basin-Podişul Someşan^[4]
• Bihor Massif (Masivul Bihor, Hungarian: Bihari-havasok):
  • Bihor Mountains (Munții Bihorului, Hungarian: Bihar-hegység)
  • (Munții Vlădeasa, Hungarian: Vlegyásza-hegység)
  • (literally: Big Mountain), (Munții Muntele Mare, Hungarian: Öreghavas)
  • Gilău Mountains (Munții Gilăului, Hungarian: Gyalui-havasok)
• (Munții Mureșului, Hungarian: Marosmenti-hegyvidék):
  • (Munții Zarandului, Hungarian: Zarándi-hegység)
  • Metalliferous Mountains (Munții Metaliferi, Hungarian: Erdélyi-érchegység)
  • Trascău Mountains (Munții Trascăului, Hungarian: Torockói-hegység)

Gallery[]

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  Vlădeasa

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  Piatra Secuiului

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  Salina Turda

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  Cheile Turzii

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  Arieșeni

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  Cetatea Trascăului

See also[]

• Țara Moților
• Apuseni Natural Park

References[]

External links[]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Apuseni Mountains.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Apuseni Mountains.

• (in Romanian) Photos from Apuseni Mountains
• (in Romanian) Tourist attractions in Apuseni Mountains
• Website with information about the Carpathians Mountains
• Apuseni Mountains - photographs + information in Czech
• Pictures of the Apuseni Mountains
• Awarded "EDEN - European Destinations of Excellence" non-traditional tourist destination 2009

Coordinates: 46°30′N 23°00′E / 46.500°N 23.000°E / 46.500; 23.000