The Baiu Mountains (, ) are mountains in central

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

, a few kilometers south of

Brașov Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County. According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...

. Within traditional Romanian classification the Baiu Mountains belong to the

Curvature Carpathians The Curvature Carpathians (; ) are the Southernmost stretch of the Eastern Carpathians, stretching from the Trotuș River to the Prahova River. The highest peak is Ciucaș (1954 m). The Curvature Carpathians are one of the three traditio ...

. According to the geological

divisions of the Carpathians Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system. Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya S ...

, they belong to the

Outer Eastern Carpathians Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system. Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya Sy ...

. The Baiu Mountains run from the

Azuga Azuga is a small resort town in the mountains of Prahova County in the historical region of Muntenia, Romania. It is located at the foot of the Baiu Mountains and contains several ski slopes, including the longest ski run in Romania, the Soric ...

Valley in the North and to the Posada Gorges in the South, and from the Doftana Valley in the East to the

Prahova Valley Prahova Valley (Romanian: ''Valea Prahovei'') is the valley where the Prahova river makes its way between the Bucegi and the Baiu Mountains, in the Carpathian Mountains, Romania. It is a tourist region, situated about north of the capital c ...

in the West. The mountains have an average elevation of and a maximum height of at Neamțu Peak, covering an area of about . The Baiu Mountains lie immediately south of the Gârbova Mountains, a long north-south ridge.The Mountains of Romania, by James Roberts, page 56

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Information on Baiu Mountains at tourist-informator.info
* {{coord, 45, 22, N, 25, 37, E, region:PL_type:mountain, display=title Mountain ranges of Romania Mountain ranges of the Eastern Carpathians

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