Tarcău Mountains

Tarcău Mountains
Tarcău Mountains
	The Tarcău Mountains. View towards the Doamna River valley
Highest point
Peak	Mount Grindușu
Elevation	1,664 m (5,459 ft)
Dimensions
Length	65 km (40 mi)
Width	40 km (25 mi)
Area	1,810 km2 (700 sq mi)
Geography
Country	Romania
Region	Moldavia
Range coordinates	46°46′N 26°16′E / 46.767°N 26.267°ECoordinates: 46°46′N 26°16′E / 46.767°N 26.267°E

The Tarcău Mountains (Romanian: Muntii Tarcău, Hungarian: Tarkő-hegység) are a mountain range, part of the Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians of the Outer Eastern Carpathians.

The range is located between the latitudes 46⁰25 and 46⁰57 N and between the longitudes 25⁰52 and 26⁰28 E. The range is bordered by the following rivers:

the Bicaz and the Bistriţa to the north
the Dămuc and Valea Rece to the west
the Trotuş to the south

To the east they are limited by the subcarpathian hills along a line running approximately from Piatra Neamţ to Moinești. The highest point is Tar-havas at 1663 meters.

References[]

Munţii Tarcău - Descriere

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