Tarcău Mountains

Tarcău Mountains
The Tarcău Mountains. View towards the Doamna River valley
Highest point
Peak	Mount Grindușu
Elevation	1,664 m (5,459 ft)
Dimensions
Length	65 km (40 mi)
Width	40 km (25 mi)
Area	1,810 km2 (700 sq mi)
Geography
Country	Romania
Region	Moldavia
Range coordinates	46°46′N 26°16′E

The Tarcău Mountains (Romanian: Muntii Tarcău, Hungarian: Tarkő-hegység) are a mountain range, part of the Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians of the Outer Eastern Carpathians.

The range is located between the latitudes 46⁰25 and 46⁰57 N and between the longitudes 25⁰52 and 26⁰28 E. The range is bordered by the following rivers:

• the Bicaz and the Bistriţa to the north
• the Dămuc and Valea Rece to the west
• the Trotuş to the south

To the east they are limited by the subcarpathian hills along a line running approximately from Piatra Neamţ to Moinești. The highest point is Tar-havas at 1663 meters.

References

• Munţii Tarcău - Descriere