Cheile Bicazului-Hășmaș National Park Explained

46.812°N 25.8189°W

The Cheile Bicazului - Hășmaș (Bicaz Gorges - Hășmaș Mountains) National Park is located in north-eastern Romania, in the Eastern Carpathians mountain chain. The reservation territory is part of Neamț and Harghita counties.

The park administration is located in Izvoru Mureșului, in Harghita County.

Geologic features

The park's most important geologic features are:^[1]

• Cheile Bicazului (Bicaz Gorges), a deep canyon dug by the river Bicaz
• Lacu Roșu (the Red Lake) – a natural dam lake
• Hășmaș Mountains

Zones

The park's area of is divided into two zones: the special conservation zone (78%), and the protection zone (22%).

Natural reserves:

• Bicaz Gorge (Neamț County – 1,600 hectares and Harghita County – 2,128 hectares)
• Lacu Roșu
• (10 hectares)
• (5 hectares)
• Hășmașul Mare Massif, Piatra Singuratică (the Lonely Stone) and Hășmașul Negru (800 hectares)

External links

• Park's website

Notes and References

1. Gheorghe Romanescu, Cristian Constantin Stoleriu and Andrei Enea