Southern Carpathians

The Făgăraș Mountains form a high wall of the Southern Carpathians above the Olt valley. Their long ridge carries jagged peaks and steep northern slopes, with small lakes set in hollows carved by glaciers. Forests cover the lower valleys, giving way to alpine meadows and bare rock on the heights. Moldoveanu, the highest summit of the range, rises far above the plain below. The mountains separate Transylvania from Wallachia, while the Olt cuts through them to the west.