
The Vâlcan Mountains are a chain of mountains in the
Southern Carpathians
The Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps; ; ) are a group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania. They cover the part of the Carpathian Mountains located between the Prahova River in the east and the Timiș and ...
in
Gorj County
Gorj County () is a county () of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu. ''Gorj'' comes from the Slavic ''Gornji'' Jiu (“upper Jiu”), in contrast with Dolnji (“lower Jiu”).
Demographics
At the 2011 census, the count ...
,
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. They are part of the
Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group, and run for approximately . The highest point is
Oslea Peak at , and the second highest is
Straja at . The mountains run the length of the
Jiu Valley
The Jiu Valley ( , ) is a region in southwestern Transylvania, Romania, in Hunedoara county, situated in a valley of the Jiu River between the Retezat Mountains and the Parâng Mountains. The region was heavily industrialised and the main activity ...
, and serve as a barrier to entry on the southern side of the valley.
Photo gallery
File:Plesa Valcan Mts.jpg, Plesa peak seen from Cornetul mountain.
File:Plesa Mt Viewed From Cornetu Mnt.jpg, Plesa peak seen from Cornetul mountain.
File:RuncuCornFiled.jpg, Tufoaia mountain.
File:Sohodol Gorge Viewed From Cornetu Mnt.jpg, Sohodol Gorge viewed from Cornetu mountain
File:Sohodol gorge from above.jpg, Sohodol Gorge viewed from Cornetu mountain
File:Runcu Sohodol 01.jpg, Sohodol Gorge
File:Runcu Sohodol 02.jpg, Sohodol Gorge
File:Runcu Sohodol 03.jpg, Sohodol Gorge
File:Runcu Sohodol 04.jpg, Sohodol Gorge
File:Runcu Sohodol 05.jpg, Sohodol Gorge ''the Oven''
File:Runcu Sohodol 06.jpg, Sohodol Gorge
File:Runcu Sohodol 07.jpg, Sohodol Gorge ''the Nostrils''
File:Runcu Sohodol 08.jpg, Sohodol Gorge
References
External links
* — the regional web portal host, with maps and information of the Vâlcan Mountains and surrounding region.
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Mountain ranges of Romania
Mountain ranges of the Southern Carpathians