Metaliferi Mountains (; ), meaning Ore Mountains, are in the

Carpathian Mountain Range The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians () are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe and Southeast Europe. Roughly long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at and the Scandinavian Mountains at ...

and are a division of the

Apuseni Mountains The Apuseni Mountains (, "Western Mountains"; , "Transylvanian Mountains") are a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians. The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at . The Apuseni Mountains have ab ...

Peaks

The highest peak is , with an elevation of . The range also includes the ''

Detunatele Detunatele is a site of columnar jointing in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. ''Detunatele'' means lightning striken. The hexagonal columns are made of basalt and are tall on two peaks: Detunata Goală and Detunata Flocoasă (Barren Detunata ...

'', a pair of

basalt Basalt (; ) is an aphanite, aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the planetary surface, surface of a terrestrial ...

peaks with

columnar jointing Columnar jointing is a geological structure where sets of intersecting closely spaced fractures, referred to as Joint (geology), joints, result in the formation of a regular array of polygonal Prism (geometry), prisms, or columns. Columnar join ...

which are two of the most beautiful peaks in the Apuseni Mountains. The Roșia Poieni copper mine and several communities are in the area.

Lakes

There are several lakes nestled within the Metaliferi Mountains. Five of them are located near

Roșia Montană Roșia Montană (, "Roșia of the Mountains"; ; , ; ) is a Commune in Romania, commune of Alba County in the Apuseni Mountains of western Transylvania, Romania. It is located in the Valea Roșiei, through which the small river Roșia Montană (ri ...

: *Lacul Mare has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is located at an altitude of and was built in 1908. *Țarinii Lake has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is located at an altitude of and was built in 1900. *Anghel Lake has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is located at an altitude of , behind a long dam. *Brazi Lake has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is located at an altitude of , behind a long dam. *Cartuș Lake has a surface area of and a maximum depth of .

Peaks

Lakes

See also

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