Parângu Mare

Parângu Mare (Romanian pronunciation: [paˈrɨŋ̩ɡu ˈmare], "Big Parângu") is a mountain peak in Romania. At 2,519 m (8,264 ft) above sea level, it is the highest peak of the Parâng Mountains, located in the Parâng Mountains group of the Southern Carpathians.^[2] It straddles the border of the Romanian counties of Gorj and Hunedoara. It is the most prominent peak in Romania (2,103 m (6,900 ft)), its parent mountain being Gerlachovský štít ((2,655 m (8,711 ft)) in Slovakia.

Parângu Mare
Highest point
Elevation	2,519 m (8,264 ft)[1]
Prominence	2,103 m (6,900 ft)[1]
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	45°20′28″N 23°32′26″E[1]
Geography
Parângu Mare Romania
Country	Romania
Region(s)	Oltenia, Transylvania
Counties	Gorj and Hunedoara
Parent range	Parâng Mountains, Southern Carpathians

Mountains

• Parâng Mountains (Munții Parâng)
• Șureanu Mountains (Munții Șureanu/Munții Sebeșului)
• Cindrel Mountains (Munții Cindrel/Munții Cibinului)
• Lotru Mountains (Munții Lotrului; literally: Mountains of the Thief)
• Căpățâna Mountains (Munții Căpățânii; literally: Mountains of the Head or Mountains of the Skull)

Parângu Mare 3D

See also

• Parâng Mountains group
• Carpathian Mountains
• Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group
• Făgăraș Mountains group
• Rânca

References

1. "Europe Ultra-Prominences". peaklist.org. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
2. "Major mountain peaks". 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. 2017. p. 11.

External links

• Pictures and images from the Carpathian Mountains
• "Vârful Parângul Mare, Romania". www.peakbagger.com.