Buzău Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Penteleu Peak |
Elevation | 1,772 m (5,814 ft) |
Naming | |
Native name | Munții Buzăului (Romanian) |
Geography | |
Location | Romania |
Counties | Buzău, Covasna, Brașov |
Parent range | Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians |
The Buzău Mountains are a set of six mountains ranges in Romania which are part of the Curvature Carpathians region of the Outer Eastern Carpathians.
These six mountain ranges are as follows:
The Penteleu and Ivănețu Massifs are to the east, and border the Vrancea Mountains. The Podu Calului and Siriu Massifs are to the north, separated from the Întorsurii Mountains by the Întorsura Buzăului Depression , while the Ivănețu Massif is to the south. Finally, the Tătaru Mountains are to the west, abutting the Ciucaș Mountains.
The highest peaks in the Buzău Mountains are:
These mountains are crossed by the Buzău Pass, which follows the Buzău River and connects Brașov with Buzău. Lake Siriu is an artificial dam lake on the river, at the southern end of the pass. Lacul Vulturilor is a periglacial lake located near Siriu, at an altitude of 1,420 m (4,660 ft).
The surrounding area offers vineyards, camping and hiking as visitor attractions. Rockfalls, mudslides and other seismic activity are not uncommon in the area.
The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central and Eastern Europe. Roughly 1,500 km (932 mi) long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at 2,500 km (1,553 mi) and the Scandinavian Mountains at 1,700 km (1,056 mi). The range stretches from the far eastern Czech Republic (3%) and Austria (1%) in the northwest through Slovakia (17%), Poland (10%), Hungary (4%), Ukraine (10%), Romania (50%) to Serbia (5%) in the south. The highest range within the Carpathians is known as the Tatra mountains in Slovakia and Poland, where the highest peaks exceed 2,600 m (8,530 ft). The second-highest range is the Southern Carpathians in Romania, where the highest peaks range between 2,500 m (8,202 ft) and 2,550 m (8,366 ft).
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