Geography
The Apuseni Mountains do not present an uninterrupted chain of mountains, but possess many low and easy passes towards the Crişana and the Great Hungarian Plain. Going from south to north the principal groups are: the Munţii Metaliferi ("Ore Mountains") with the basaltic mass of the Detunata (1,148 metres (3,766 ft)) near Abrud; the Bihor Mountains, with romantic scenery and numerous caverns, with the highest peak the Curcubăta Mare (1,843 metres (6,047 ft)); 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 northermost chain is the Seş and Meseş Mountains.
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