Peaks in Parang

In the vast space of the mountains between Jiu and Olt rivers, Parang Mountains which occupies an area of ​​1100 square kilometers are the highest, the most rugged and rocky.

A general aspect of the most developed group of the Carpathians, that of the mountains between Jiu and Olt rivers is like a huge palm with spread fingers, where the hollow of the hand, located in the South – West is the massive stone fortress of Parâng and the fingers are Şurianu Mountains, Lotru, Latoritei, and Capatanii, which spread to the North, North – East and East.

This huge “hollow of the hand” has a polygonal shape, with its axis to the North – South of about 33 km long and East – West axis with a length of about 33 km and East – West axis with a length of about 32 km. The great geographical node where the five mountain massifs joints is “Coasta lui Rus” (2,30l m) triconfiniu between Jiu, Lotru and Gilort rivers.

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