The Tarcău Mountains are a mountain range, part of the Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians

Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians

The Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians are a group of mountain ranges in Romania.These ranges are considered part of the Outer Eastern Carpathians...

 of the Outer Eastern Carpathians.

The range is located between the latitudes 46⁰25 and 46⁰57 N and between the longitudes 25⁰52 and 26⁰28 E. The range is bordered by the following rivers:

• the Bicaz
  Bicaz River
  The Bicaz River is a tributary of the Bistriţa River in Romania. It starts at junction of headwaters Veleşchia and Hăghimaş in the Lacul Roşu...
  
   and the Bistriţa
  Bistriţa River (Siret)
  Bistrița is a river in the Romanian region of Moldavia. Near Bacău it flows into the Siret River. It flows through the counties Suceava, Neamț and Bacău...
  
   to the North;
• the Dămuc
  Damuc River
  The Dămuc River is a tributary of the Bicaz River in Romania.- References :* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
  
   and Valea Rece
  Valea Rece River (Trotus)
  The Valea Rece River is a tributary of the Trotuş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
  
   to the West
• the Trotuş
  Trotus River
  The Trotuş River in eastern Romania emerges from the Ciuc Mountains in the Eastern Carpathians and joins the Siret River after passing through Comăneşti and Oneşti in Bacău County...
  
   to the South

To the East they are limited by the subcarpathian hills along a line running approximatively from Piatra Neamţ

Piatra Neamt

Piatra Neamț , , ; is the capital city of Neamţ County, in the historical region of Moldavia, eastern Romania. Because of its privileged location in the Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is considered one of the most picturesque cities in Romania...

 to Moineşti

Moinesti

Moineşti is a city in Bacău County, Romania, with a population of 24,210 . Its name is derived from the Romanian-language word moină, which means "fallow" or "light rain". Moineşti once had a large Jewish community; in Jewish contexts the name is often given as Mojnescht...

. The highest point is Tar-havas at 1663 meters.