![]() The highest peak of both the Făgăraş Mountains and Romania is called Moldoveanu and rises to 2544 m in the heart of the Făgăraş. There are also at least 42 peaks whose elevations fall within the 2400-2500 m brackets. In the Făgăraş sit eight of Romania's fourteen peaks rising above 2500 m. It never drops below 2000 m over a distance of about 50 km. The main ridge of the Făgăraş forms a massive spine, which extends west to east in a fairly straight line for more than 70 kilometers - from the valley of the Olt River to the Piatra Craiului and the Iezer ranges. Across the Carpathians, there is only one mountain range which is higher than the Făgăraş, namely the Tatra Mountains which rise at the opposite, northern end of the Carpathian arc. They are the country's highest and largest mountains, covering an area of 3,000 square kilometers. The Făgăraş Mountains belong to the South Carpathians and are one of the most impressive mountain ranges in Romania. Lespezi-Călţun (left) and Negoiu (right of center) - the crown of the Western Făgăraş The main ridge of the Făgăraş never drops below 2,000 m over a distance of approximately 50 km Munţii Făgăraşului (RO)- Fogarasi-havasok (H) - Fogarascher Gebirge (D) ![]()
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