Moldoveanu Peak
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Moldoveanu Peak (, ; "Moldavian Peak"), at , is the highest mountain peak in
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 ...
.2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook
p. 11
It is located in Argeș County, in the Făgăraș Mountains of the
Southern Carpathians The Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps; ; ) are a group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania. They cover the part of the Carpathian Mountains located between the Prahova River in the east and the Timiș and ...
. The most popular routes to reach Moldoveanu are over the Viștea Mare (), by paths coming from Podragu, Sâmbăta, or by the Viștea Valley. The closest settlement on the north side is Victoria and on the south side Câmpulung. In December 2019, the star XO-1, located 536 light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis, was named ''Moldoveanu'' after the mountain.


Ascent

Moldoveanu can be climbed over the Viștea Mare (), by paths coming from Podragu, Sâmbăta, or by the Viștea Valley.


See also

* List of European ultra prominent peaks


References


External links


Moldoveanu Peak and many other photos from the Romanian Carpathians

"Moldoveanu, Romania" on Peakbagger
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