Șaua Retezatului

Șaua Retezatului is a mountain saddle in , and has an elevation of 2,251 metres. Șaua Retezatului is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Retezat National Park and Bucura Lake.

Photo: Ighdaniel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is between and in Hunedoara. It is considered to be one of the most beautiful parks in Romania, and probably even Europe.

Lake
Photo: Dezidor, CC BY 3.0.
Lake Bucura is a cirque lake, situated in the , in . It is located south of the main ridge, at the base of Peak, and at an altitude of about 2,040 m.

Peak
Photo: Hardsr, Public domain.
is a mountain in . It is the highest point in the with a summit elevation of 2,509 metres above sea level. is located in , and lies within the historical region of in central Romania.

Șaua Retezatului

Latitude
45.3749° or 45° 22′ 30″ north
Longitude
22.8523° or 22° 51′ 9″ east
Elevation
2,251 metres (7,385 feet)
Open location code
8GQ49VF2+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3625735933
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Șaua Retezatului” goes by many names.
  • Hungarian: “Retyezát nyereg”

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