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. The Trascău Mountains are crossed by the picturesque Arieș River valley. The highest elevation in the massif is Dâmbău Peak, at . The massif has a length of from the northeast to the southwest and a width running between . The northern sector runs for , from the Arieș River, at

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, to the Rimetea River, with tallest peaks (Iaru, Cireșu, Bedeleu, Prislop, Secu, Geamănu, Tarcău, etc) between 1,200 and 1,300 meters. The middle sector continues to the Galda River, with peaks barely reaching 1,100 meters. The southern sector, which contains the Ciumerna Plateau (with an altitude of 1,200 meters) and the Dâmbău and Piatra Caprii peaks, ends at the Ampoi River.

Peaks

* Dâmbău, 1,369 m * Piatra Caprii, 1,307 m * Vârful Ugerului, 1,285 m * Ardașcheia, 1,250 m * Vârful Cornu, 1238 m * Vârful Piatra Ceții, 1,233 m * Măgulicea, 1,128 m * Piatra Secuiului, 1,128 m * Piatra Craivei, 1,078 m

Peaks

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