Baiu Mountains

The Baiu Mountains (Romanian: Munții/Muntele Baiu/Baiul/Baiului/Munții Gârbova, Hungarian: Baj-hegység) are mountains in central Romania, a few kilometers south of Brașov.

Baiului Mountains
map of Eastern Carpathians, with Baiu at extreme southwest

Within traditional Romanian classification the Baiu Mountains belong to the Curvature Carpathians. According to the geological divisions of the Carpathians, they belong to the Outer Eastern Carpathians.[1]

The Baiu Mountains run from the Azuga Valley in the North and to the Posada Gorges in the South, and from the Doftana Valley in the East to the Prahova Valley in the West. The mountains have an average elevation of 1,110 m (3,640 ft) and a maximum height of 1,923 m (6,309 ft) at Neamțu Peak, covering an area of about 300 km2 (120 sq mi).

The Baiu Mountains lie immediately south of the Gârbova Mountains, a long north-south ridge.[2]

See also

References
  1. List of mountains in the Eastern Carpathians
  2. The Mountains of Romania, by James Roberts, page 56
  • Information on Baiu Mountains at tourist-informator.info
  • Năstase, Răzvan (January 4, 2013). "Cealaltă vale a Prahovei. Una mai gârbovită". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved December 7, 2020.

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