Meseș Mountains

Meseș Mountains
Meseș Mountains
	Măgura Priei
Highest point
Peak	Măgura Priei Peak [ro]
Elevation	996 m (3,268 ft)
Coordinates	47°07′06″N 23°02′04″E / 47.118199°N 23.034519°E
Naming
Native name	Munții Meseșului (Romanian)
Geography
	Meseș Mountains
Country	Romania
Region	Transylvania
Counties	Sălaj and Cluj

The Meseș Mountains (Romanian: Munții Meseșului, Hungarian: Meszes-hegység) are a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Apuseni Mountains. The highest peak is Măgura Priei Peak [ro], at 996 m (3,268 ft).^[1]

The mountains are located in Sălaj and Cluj counties, south of Zalău and northwest of Cluj-Napoca. The main rivers flowing through the area are the Crasna (with its tributary, the Pria), Almaș, and Agrij.

Gallery

Măgura Priei Peak [ro]

References

^ "Munții Meseș". zalausj.ro (in Romanian). Zalău City Hall. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

Bibliography

Sălaj, Monografie, Victor Cormoș, Valentin Borda, Editura Sport Turism, București 1980.
Zona Etnografică Meseș, Ioan Augustin Goia, Editura Sport-Turism, București 1982.
Geografia României I. Geografia fizică, M. Ielenicz, Editura Universitară 2005

[1] "Munții Meseș". zalausj.ro (in Romanian). Zalău City Hall. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

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