The Hășmaș Mountains ( Romanian : Munții Hășmaș ; Hungarian : Hagymás-hegység ) are limestone and sandstone massifs located in Romania , in the Inner Eastern Carpathians group of the Eastern Carpathian Mountains . They belong to the Bistrița Mountains range, and are bordered by the Giurgeu Mountains to the north, the Tarcău Mountains to the east, the Ciuc Mountains to the south, and the Harghita Mountains to the west.
4-730: The Hășmaș Mountains include many cliffs and gorges, such as the Bicaz Gorge and the Panaghia Cliff . The highest peak is Hășmașul Mare Peak [ ro ] , at 1,793 m (5,883 ft). The mountains contain the Cheile Bicazului-Hășmaș natural reserve. There is a lake known as the Lacul Roșu ("Red Lake"), named after the red clay that lay there. 46°45′N 25°45′E / 46.750°N 25.750°E / 46.750; 25.750 This Romanian location article
8-511: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bicaz Gorge 46°48′43″N 25°49′08″E / 46.81198°N 25.81894°E / 46.81198; 25.81894 The Bicaz Gorge ( Romanian : Cheile Bicazului , Hungarian : Békás-szoros ) is a gorge in Romania , located in the north-east part of the country, in Neamț and Harghita counties. It is situated in the central part of
12-601: The Hășmaș Mountains , and it is part of the Cheile Bicazului-Hășmaș National Park . The gorge was excised by the waters of the river Bicaz and it serves as a passageway between the Romanian provinces of Moldova and Transylvania . It is a noted location to see the wallcreeper , an uncommon cliff-dwelling bird. National road DN12C [ ro ] passes through the gorge. The road along
16-452: The 8 kilometres (5 mi) of ravines, often in serpentines with rock on one side and a sheer drop on the other, is one of the most spectacular drives in the country. Also within the gorge is Lacul Roșu (the Red Lake), with its traditional cabins, hotels, and its famous lake (situated at 980 m (3,220 ft) altitude) caused by a landslide in the 19th century. Cheile Bicazului is one of
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