Moldoveanu Peak ( ro, Vârful Moldoveanu, ; "Moldavian Peak"), at , is the highest mountain peak in
Romania
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.
[2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook]
p. 11 It is located in
Argeș County, in 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 th ...
of 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 Pr ...
.
The most popular routes to reach Moldoveanu are over the
Viștea Mare (), by paths coming from Podragu, Sâmbăta, or by the Viștea Valley.
The closest settlement on the north side is
Victoria
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* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
and on the south side,
Câmpulung
Câmpulung (also spelled ''Cîmpulung'', , german: Langenau, Old Romanian ''Dlăgopole'', ''Длъгополе'' (from Middle Bulgarian)), or ''Câmpulung Muscel'', is a municipality in the Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is situated amon ...
.
In December 2019, ''Moldoveanu'' was selected as the name for the star
XO-1
XO-1 is a magnitude 11 G-type main-sequence star located approximately 536 light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis. XO-1 has a mass and radius similar to the Sun.
In 2006 the extrasolar planet XO-1b was discovered orbiting ...
located 536
light-years
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away in the constellation
Corona Borealis
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, a star that has been confirmed to host an
exoplanet.
Ascent
The most popular routes to reach Moldoveanu are over the
Viștea Mare (), 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 Viștea Mare (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
See also
*
List of European ultra prominent peaks
This is a list of all the mountains in Europe with ultra-prominent peaks with topographic prominence greater than . The column "Col" denotes the highest elevation to which one must descend from a peak in order to reach peaks with higher elevations; ...
References
External links
Moldoveanu Peak and many other photos from the Romanian Carpathians"Moldoveanu, Romania" on Peakbagger
Mountains of Romania
Mountains of the Southern Carpathians
Geography of Argeș County
Highest points of countries
Extreme points of Romania
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