Parângu Mare | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,519 m (8,264 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 2,103 m (6,900 ft) [1] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 45°20′28″N 23°32′26″E / 45.34111°N 23.54056°E [1] |
Geography | |
Country | Romania |
Region | 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. [2] 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.