The Apuseni Mountains is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians. The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at 1849 m. The Apuseni Mountains have about 400 caves.

Geography

The Apuseni Mountains do not present an uninterrupted chain of mountains, but possess many low and easy passes towards the Crișana and the Pannonian Plain. Going from south to north the principal groups are: the Munții Metaliferi ("Ore Mountains") with the basaltic masses of the Detunata (1148 m) near Abrud; the Bihor Mountains, with numerous caverns, with the highest peak the Bihorul (1849 m); to the east of this group are the Muntele Mare (highest peak 1820 m), to the southwest of Cluj-Napoca; the northernmost chain is the Seș and Meseș Mountains.

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