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 Pr ...

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

. It is part of the Făgăraș Mountains group. Its total area is . Its highest elevation is , at Roșu Peak.

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 th ...

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

take their source in the Iezer Mountains. The range lies completely within Argeș County.

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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