The Bistrița Mountains (; ) are mountain ranges in northern central

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. Geologically these ranges are considered part of the

Inner Eastern Carpathians Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system. Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya S ...

group of the Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three geographical groups (north, center, south), instead in Outer and Inner Eastern Carpathians. The Romanian categorization is indicated below. The Bistrița mountain range consist of the following mountains. * Bistrița Mountains (''Munții Bistriței'') per se, comprising ** Pietrosul Massif (''Masivul Pietrosul''; literally: ''Rocky Massif'') ** Budacul Massif (''Masivul Budacul'') ** Ceahlău Massif (''Masivul Ceahlău'') :with the latter sometimes considered a distinct range. In Romania these are considered part of the central Carpathians of

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and

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(''Munții Carpați Moldo-Transilvani''), or "MMT" * Mestecăniș Ridge (''Obcina Mestecăniș''). In Romania these are considered part of the northern Carpathians of

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and

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(''Munții Carpați ai Maramureșului și Bucovinei''), or "MMB" * Dorna Depression (''Depresiunea Dornei'') MMB * Giumalău-Rarău Mountains (''Munții Giumalău-Rarău'') MMB * Giurgeu Mountains (''Munții Giurgeului'') MMT * Hășmaș Mountains (''Munții Hășmașu Mare'') MMT

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