The Iezer Mountains ( ro, Munții Iezer / Munții Iezer-Păpușa) are a mountain range in the

Southern Carpathians The Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps; ro, Carpații Meridionali ; hu, Déli-Kárpátok) are a group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania. They cover the part of the Carpathian Mountains located between the P ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. It is part of the

Făgăraș Mountains group The Făgăraș mountain group is a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians. It is named after the highest of the mountains in the group, the Făgăraș Mountains. Boundaries The Făgăraș group is bounded: *in the west, by the Olt Rive ...

. Its total area is . Its highest elevation is , at

Roșu Peak Roșu (Romanian, meaning "red") may refer to: Places * Roșu, a village in Răducăneni commune, Iași County, Romania * Roșu, a village in Chiajna commune, Ilfov County, Romania * Roșu, a village administered by the city of Vatra Dornei, Suc ...

Location

The Iezer Mountains are located between the

Făgăraș Mountains The Făgăraș Mountains ( ro, Munții Făgărașului ; hu, Fogarasi-havasok) are the highest mountains of the Southern Carpathians, in Romania. Geography The mountain range is situated in the heart of Romania, at . The range is bordered in the ...

to the northwest and the

Piatra Craiului Mountains The Piatra Craiului Mountains (german: Königstein, hu, Királykő-hegység) are a mountain range in the Southern Carpathians in Romania. Its name is translated as ''Kings' Rock'' or ''The Rock of the Prince''. The mountain range is located ...

to the east. The rivers Dâmbovița and

Râul Târgului The Râul Târgului is a left tributary of the river Râul Doamnei in Romania. Its source is near the Păpușa Peak, in the Iezer Mountains. It discharges into the Râul Doamnei between Micești and Mioveni.Argeș County Argeș County () is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Pitești. Demographics On 20 October 2011, it had a population of 612,431 and the population density was 89/km2. * Romanians – 97% * Roma (Gypsi ...

Peaks

The highest peaks are:2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook
p. 11 *'' Roșu'' 2,470 m *'' Iezerul Mare'' 2,462 m *''Păpușa'' 2,391 m

References

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