Apuseni Mountains

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The Apuseni Mountains (Romanian: Munţii Apuseni; Hungarian: Erdélyi-Szigethegység) is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Carpathians. Their name translates from Romanian as Mountains "of the sunset" i.e. "western". The highest peak is "Cucurbăta Mare" (Hungarian: Nagy-Bihar ) - 1849 metres. The Apuseni Mountains have about 400 caves.

Boundaries

in the north: the Barcău River
in the south: the Mureş River

Mountains

Criş Mountains (Munţii Crişului) :

Criş Hills (Dealurile Crişene), incl. Beiuş Depression (Depresiunea Beiuş), Vad Depression (Depresiunea Vad)
Pădurea Craiului (literally:Forest of the King)
Codru-Moma Mountains (Munţii Codru-Moma)

Seş-Meseş Mountains (Munţii Seş-Meseşului):

Meseş Mountains (Munţii Meseşului)
Seş Mountain (Muntele Seş)
Şimleu Depression (Depresiunea Şimleu), often considered part of the Transylvanian Basin-Podişul Someşan
Şimleu Mountains (Munţii Şimleu) , often considered part of the Transylvanian Basin-Podişul Someşan

Bihor Massif (Masivul Bihor''):

Bihor Mountains (Munţii Bihorului)
Vlădeasa Mountains (Munţii Vlădeasa)
Muntele Mare Mountains (literally: Big Mountain), (Munţii Muntele Mare)
Gilău Mountains (Munţii Gilăului)

Mureş Mountains (Munţii Mureşului''):

Zarand Moutains (Munţii Zarandului)
Metalliferous Mountains (Munţii Metaliferi), incl. Trascău Mountains (Munţii Trascăului)

External links

[Pictures of the Apuseni Mountains]

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