Parângu Mare

Parângu Mare
Highest point
Elevation	2,519 m (8,264 ft)[1]
Prominence	2,103 m (6,900 ft)[1]
Isolation	84.2 km (52.3 mi)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	45°20′28″N 23°32′26″E / 45.34111°N 23.54056°E / 45.34111; 23.54056Coordinates: 45°20′28″N 23°32′26″E / 45.34111°N 23.54056°E / 45.34111; 23.54056[1]
Geography
Parângu Mare Romania
Location	Gorj County—Hunedoara County, Romania
Parent range	Parâng Mountains, Southern Carpathians

Parângu Mare (Romanian pronunciation: [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.^[2] 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 Gerlachovský štít (2,655 m) in Slovakia.

Mountains[]

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

Parângu Mare 3D

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
• http://www.carpati.org/
• http://www.alpinet.org/
• "Vârful Parângul Mare, Romania" on Peakbagger

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