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Parângu Mare
Highest point
Elevation	2,519 m (8,264 ft)
Prominence	2,103 m (6,900 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	45°20′28″N 23°32′26″E / 45.34111°N 23.54056°E / 45.34111; 23.54056
Geography
Parângu MareRomania
Country	Romania
Region(s)	Oltenia, Transylvania
Counties	Gorj and Hunedoara
Parent range	Parâng Mountains, Southern Carpathians

Parângu Mare (Romanian pronunciation: [paˈrɨŋ̩ɡu ˈmare], "Big Parângu") is a mountain peak in Romania. At 2,519 m (8,264 ft) above sea level, it is the highest peak of the Parâng Mountains, located in the Parâng Mountains group of the Southern Carpathians. It straddles the border of the Romanian counties of Gorj and Hunedoara. It is the most prominent peak in Romania (2,103 m (6,900 ft)), its parent mountain being Gerlachovský štít ((2,655 m (8,711 ft)) in Slovakia.

Mountains

• Parâng Mountains (Munții Parâng)
• Șureanu Mountains (Munții Șureanu/Munții Sebeșului)
• Cindrel Mountains (Munții Cindrel/Munții Cibinului)
• Lotru Mountains (Munții Lotrului; literally: Mountains of the Thief)
• Căpățâna Mountains (Munții Căpățânii; literally: Mountains of the Head or Mountains of the Skull)

See also

• Parâng Mountains group
• Carpathian Mountains
• Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group
• Făgăraș Mountains group
• Rânca

References

1. ^ "Europe Ultra-Prominences". peaklist.org. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
2. "Major mountain peaks". 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. 2017. p. 11.

External links

• Pictures and images from the Carpathian Mountains
• "Vârful Parângul Mare, Romania". www.peakbagger.com.

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