The Apuseni Mountains do not present an uninterrupted chain of mountains, but possess many low and easy passes towards the Crișana and the Pannonian Plain. Going from south to north the principal groups are: the Munții Metaliferi ("Ore Mountains") with the basaltic masses of the Detunata (1,148 metres (3,766 ft)) near Abrud; the Bihor Mountains, with numerous caverns, with the highest peak the Bihorul (1,849 metres (6,066 ft));[1] to the east of this group are the Muntele Mare (highest peak 1,820 metres (5,970 ft)), to the southwest of Cluj-Napoca; the northernmost chain is the Seș and Meseș Mountains.
Criș Hills (Dealurile Crișene, Hungarian: Körös-menti dombság), including the Beiuș Depression (Depresiunea Beiuș, Hungarian: Belényesi-medence) and the Vad Depression (Depresiunea Vad, Hungarian: Révi-medence)[2]
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External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Apuseni Mountains.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Apuseni Mountains.
(in Romanian) Photos from Apuseni Mountains
(in Romanian) Tourist attractions in Apuseni Mountains
Website with information about the Carpathians Mountains
Apuseni Mountains - photographs + information in Czech
Pictures of the Apuseni Mountains
Awarded "EDEN - European Destinations of Excellence" non-traditional tourist destination 2009