Banat Mountains

The Banat Mountains (Romanian: Munții Banatului; Hungarian: Bánsági-hegyvidék) are a number of mountain ranges in Romania, considered part of the Western Romanian Carpathians (Carpații Occidentali Românești) mountain range.

Semenic National Park and Ski Resort, within the Banat Mountains

View of the Banat Mountains

The Banat Mountains consist of:

• The Banat Mountains (Munții Banatului) per se, which include:
  • the Semenic Mountains (Munții Semenic);
  • the Locva Mountains (Munții Locvei);
  • the Anina Mountains (Munții Aninei);
  • and the Dognecea Mountains (Munții Dognecei).
• The Almăj Mountains (Munții Almăjului).
• The Timiș-Cerna Gap (Culoarul Timiș-Cerna), including the Almăj Depression (Depresiunea Almăj), which divide the Banat Mountains from the Southern Carpathians.
• The Caraș Hills (Dealurile Carașului).