The Retezat Mountains

Retezat Mountains

The Retezat Mountains are one of the highest massifs in Romania, being part of the Southern Carpathians. The highest peak is Peleaga , at an altitude of 2509 metres...

 are some of the highest massifs in Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, being part of the Southern Carpathians

Southern Carpathians

The Southern Carpathians or the Transylvanian Alps are a group of mountain ranges which divide central and southern Romania, on one side, and Serbia, on the other side. They cover part of the Carpathian Mountains that is located between the Prahova River in the east and the Timiș and Cerna Rivers...

. One of the important peaks is Păpuşa (Varful Păpuşa), with a height of 2508 metres (8,228.3 ft).

The Retezat Mountains have many glacial lake

Glacial lake

A glacial lake is a lake with origins in a melted glacier. Near the end of the last glacial period, roughly 10,000 years ago, glaciers began to retreat. A retreating glacier often left behind large deposits of ice in hollows between drumlins or hills. As the ice age ended, these melted to create...

s, including the largest one in Romania, Bucura Lake

Bucura lake

Lake Bucura is a glacier cirque lake, situated in the Retezat Mountains, in Romania. It is located south of the main ridge, at the base of Peleaga Peak, and at an altitude of about 2,040 m....

 (lacul Bucura), which covers 8.9 hectares (22 acre) and is situated at an altitude of 2030 metres (6,660.1 ft). The area also contains the Retezat National Park

Retezat National Park

Retezat National Park is a natural reserve area located in the Retezat Mountains in Hunedoara county, Romania.Containing more than 60 peaks over and over 100 crystal clear deep glacier lakes, the Retezat Mountains are some of the most beautiful in the Carpathians...

, Romania's first national park.

External links

• Pictures and images from the Carpathian Mountains
• Official site
• Maps of the Park
• Jiu Valley Portal - the home of the Official Jiu Valley City Websites and a gateway to the Retezat National Park and other destinations in the Transylvanian Alps
• Maps of the Retezat and other mountain ranges in the Transylvanian Alps
• Touristic Maps of the Retezat Mountains