Parângu Mare

Parângu Mare
Elevation	2,519 m (8,264 ft)[1]
Prominence	2,103 m (6,900 ft)[1]
Listing	Ultra
Location
Parângu Mare Romania
Location	Gorj County—Hunedoara County, Romania
Range	Parâng Mountains, Southern Carpathians
Coordinates	45°20′28″N 23°32′26″E / 45.34111°N 23.54056°E / 45.34111; 23.54056Coordinates: 45°20′28″N 23°32′26″E / 45.34111°N 23.54056°E / 45.34111; 23.54056[1]

Parângu Mare (Romanian pronunciation: [paˈrɨŋ̩ɡu ˈmare], "Big Parângu") is a mountain peak in Romania. At 2,519 metres above sea level, it is the highest peak of the Parâng Mountains, located in the Parâng Mountains group of the Southern Carpathians. It is situated on the border of the Romanian counties of Gorj and Hunedoara. It is the most prominent peak in Romania (2,103 m), its parent mountain being Gerlach (2,655 m) in Slovakia.

Mountains

• Parâng Mountains (Munții Parâng)
• Şureanu Mountains (Munții Șureanu/M. Sebeșului)
• Cindrel Mountains (Munții Cindrel/M. 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
• Făgăraş Mountains group
• Rânca

References

External links

• Pictures and images from the Carpathian Mountains
• http://www.carpati.org/
• http://www.alpinet.org/
• "Vârful Parângul Mare, Romania" on Peakbagger