Moldoveanu Peak ( ro, Vârful Moldoveanu, ; "Moldavian Peak"), at , is the highest mountain peak in

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p. 11 It is located in

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, in the

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of the

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. The most popular routes to reach Moldoveanu are over the

Viștea Mare Viștea Mare () is a mountain peak in the Făgăraș Mountains of the Southern Carpathians of Brașov County in Romania, with an elevation of . It is the third highest peak in Romania after Moldoveanu Peak (2544m) and Negoiu Peak Negoiu Peak ( ...

(), by paths coming from Podragu, Sâmbăta, or by the Viștea Valley. The closest settlement on the north side is

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and on the south side,

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. In December 2019, ''Moldoveanu'' was selected as the name for the star

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located 536

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away in the constellation

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, a star that has been confirmed to host an

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Ascent

The most popular routes to reach Moldoveanu are over the

(), by paths coming from Podragu, Sâmbăta, or by the Viștea Valley. An easy way to climb Moldoveanu is from the hut "Stâna lui Burnei" . From Slatina there is a forest road without asphalt of about 37 km length. As of June 2022, driving on it with normal cars is possible, but challenging and time-consuming. From Stâna lui Burnei, two paths lead to the summit, which are well-suited for a round trip.

Gallery

File:Varful-Moldoveanu-scenery.jpg, Moldoveanu (left) and

(right) File:Negoiu de pe moldoveanu.jpg, View from Moldoveanu towards the West File:Moldoveanu-from-vistea.jpg, Moldoveanu from the ridge File:Moldoveanu and Viştea Mare.jpg, Moldoveanu and Viștea Mare File:Moldoveanu and Vistea Mare from the south.jpg, The southern side of Moldoveanu (on the left) and Viștea Mare (right) from Refuge Vistea File:Rumunia 06 147.jpg, Height marker on top File:Top of Moldoveanu.jpg, The summit of Moldoveanu File:Harta localizare muntii Fagarasului, Romania.jpg, Făgăraș Mountains on the map of Romania File:Viştea Mare taken from Moldoveanu.jpg, Viștea Mare as seen from Moldoveanu

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Moldoveanu Peak and many other photos from the Romanian Carpathians

"Moldoveanu, Romania" on Peakbagger
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