Banat Mountains

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Semenic National Park and Ski Resort, within the Banat Mountains

The Banat Mountains (in Romanian, Munţii Banatului) are a number of mountain ranges in Romania, considered part of the Western Romanian Carpathians group.

The Banat Mountains consist of:

  • the Banat Mountains (Munţii Banatului) per se, which include:
    • the Semenic Mountains (Munţii Semenic)
    • the Locva Mountains (Munţii Locvei)
    • the Anina Mountains (Munţii Aninei)
    • and the Dognecea Mountains (Munţii Dognecei)
  • Almăj Mountains (Munţii Almăjului)
  • the Timiş-Cerna Gap (Culoarul Timiş-Cerna), incl. Almăj Depression (Depresiunea Almăj), which divide the Banat Mountains from the Southern Carpathians
  • Caraş Hills (Dealurile Caraşului)

Coordinates: 45°00′N 21°55′E / 45.000°N 21.917°E / 45.000; 21.917

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