Caraiman Peak
The Caraiman Peak is a mountain peak located in Romania, in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians. It has a height of 2,384 m. The nearest town is Buşteni.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bluecipo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Heroes’ Cross on Caraiman Peak and The Sphinx.
Heroes’ Cross on Caraiman Peak
Photo: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Commemorative Cross to the Romanian Heroes of the First World War, also called the Heroes' Cross on Mount Cairaman is a monument built between 1926 and 1928 on Caraiman Peak at an altitude of 2,291 m located in Romania, in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians.
The Sphinx
Stone
Photo: Radu Privantu, CC BY 2.0.
The Sphinx is a natural rock formation in the Bucegi Natural Park which is in the Bucegi Mountains of Romania. It is located at an altitude of 2,216 metres within the Babele complex of rock formations.
Babele
Stone
Photo: Treteen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Babele is the name for an area on the Bucegi Mountains plateau in Romania, within the Southern Carpathians. Babele is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bușteni and Azuga.
Bușteni
Photo: Stefan Jurca, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bușteni is in the Carpathian Mountains in the Muntenia region of Romania. It is the main "entry point" to Bucegi Mountains, a high and scenic mountain range that attracts many tourists.
Azuga
Photo: Whitepixels, CC0.
Azuga is a town in the Prahova County, Romania. It is a mountain resort town in the Prahova Valley, flanked by the Bucegi and Baiului mountain ranges.
Sinaia
Photo: Erwan Martin, CC BY 2.0.
Sinaia is one of Romania's finest holiday resorts, deep into the Carpathian Mountains. In the late 19th century, King Charles I of Romania chose Sinaia as his summer residence and built the fabulous Peles Castle, which is today the city's best known landmark.
Caraiman Peak
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,384 metres
- Description: mountain peak in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians.
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Dâmbovița County, Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.41573° or 45° 24′ 57″ northLongitude
25.49215° or 25° 29′ 32″ eastElevation
2,384 metres (7,822 feet)Open location code
8GQ7CF8R+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 1851205962OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Romanian—“Caraiman Peak” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Карайман”
- Cebuano: “Caraiman (tumoy sa bukid)”
- Cebuano: “Caraiman”
- Danish: “Caraiman”
- Dutch: “Caraiman Peak”
- German: “Caraiman-Spitze”
- Hungarian: “Caraiman-csúcs”
- Ladin: “Caraiman Peak”
- Lithuanian: “Karaimano viršukalnė”
- Macedonian: “Карајман”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Caraiman”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Caraiman”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Caraimantoppen”
- Norwegian: “Caraiman”
- Persian: “کارایمان پیک”
- Romanian: “Vârful Caraiman, Munţii Bucegi”
- Romanian: “Vârful Caraiman, Munții Bucegi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Panda and La Cablu.
Notable Places Nearby
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