Trascău Mountains | |
Highest: | Dâmbău Peak |
Elevation M: | 1369 |
Coordinates: | 46.333°N 23.5°W |
Length Km: | 43 |
Width Km: | 4 |
Country: | Romania |
Region: | Transylvania |
Subdivision3 Type: | Counties |
Parent: | Apuseni Mountains |
The Trascău Mountains (ro|Munții Trascăului) are located in the Apuseni mountain range of the Western Romanian Carpathians, in Romania.
The Trascău Mountains are crossed by the picturesque Arieș River valley. The highest elevation in the massif is Dâmbău Peak, at .
The massif has a length of 43km (27miles) from the northeast to the southwest and a width running between 2and. The northern sector runs for 25km (16miles), from the Arieș River, at Buru, to the Rimetea River, with tallest peaks (Iaru, Cireșu, Bedeleu, Prislop, Secu, Geamănu, Tarcău, etc.) between 1,200 and 1,300 meters. The middle sector continues to the Galda River, with peaks barely reaching 1,100 meters. The southern sector, which contains the Ciumerna Plateau (with an altitude of 1,200 meters) and the Dâmbău and Piatra Caprii peaks, ends at the Ampoi River.[1]