Peleaga
Sign in to savePeleaga (Vârful Peleaga) is a mountain in Romania. It is the highest point in the Retezat Mountains with a summit elevation of above sea level. Peleaga is located in Hunedoara County, and lies within the historical region of Transylvania in central Romania.
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- 2509
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- Vârful Peleaga
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- Sign indicating the elevation at the Peleaga summit
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- 1759
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- Location in Romania
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- 260
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- Hunedoara County, Romania
- Mountain.range
- Retezat Mountains, Southern Carpathians
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Peleaga (Vârful Peleaga) is a mountain in Romania. It is the highest point in the Retezat Mountains with a summit elevation of above sea level. Peleaga is located in Hunedoara County, and lies within the historical region of Transylvania in central Romania.
In addition to its highest peak Peleaga, the Retezat Mountains, part of the Southern Carpathians, are home to some of the highest massifs in Romania. Other important peaks in the range are Păpușa (Vârful Păpușa) and (Vârful Retezat). The Retezat Mountains have many glacial lakes, including the largest one in Romania, Bucura Lake (Lacul Bucura), which covers , at an elevation of . The area also contains the Retezat National Park, Romania's first national park.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peleaga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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