The Trascău Mountains () are located in the
Apuseni
The Apuseni Mountains (, "Western Mountains"; , "Transylvanian Mountains") are a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians. The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at . The Apuseni Mountains have ab ...
mountain range
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of the
Western Romanian Carpathians
The Western Romanian Carpathians (, ), along with the Eastern Romanian Carpathians and the Southern Carpathians is one of the three main mountain ranges of Romania. Their name is given based on their geographical position, west, to the Transylvan ...
, in
Romania
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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
Buru
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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, 1,238 m
* Vârful Piatra Ceții, 1,233 m
* Măgulicea, 1,128 m
* Piatra Secuiului, 1,128 m
* Piatra Craivei, 1,078 m
See also
*
Turda Gorge
*
Râmeț and Cheile Râmețului, Cheile Mănăstirii
*
Tureni
Tureni () is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ceanu Mic (''Pusztacsán''), Comșești (''Komjátszeg''), Mărtinești (''Pusztaszentmárton''), Micești (''Mikes''), and Tureni.
Geography
The co ...
and Cheile Turului
Notes
Mountain ranges of Romania
Mountain ranges of the Western Romanian Carpathians
Western Romanian Carpathians
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