southern carpathians hiking

The Southern Carpathians are a group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania. They cover the part of the Carpathian Mountains located between the Prahova River in the east and the Timiș and Cerna Rivers in the west. To the south they are bounded by the Balkan Mountains in eastern Serbia.
  • Elevation: 2,544 m (8,346 ft)
  • Peak: Moldoveanu
  • Country: Romania
  • Parent range: Carpathians
  • Orogeny: Alpine orogeny
  • Rock age: Mostly Triassic
Data from: en.wikipedia.org