[[Image:Carpatii apuseni.png|thumb|The Transylvanian Western Carpathians (Apuseni Mountains)]]

The '''Apuseni Mountains''' ([[Romanian language|Romanian]]: ''Munţii Apuseni''; [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''Erdélyi-Szigethegység'') is a [[mountain range]] in [[Transylvania]], [[Romania]], which belongs to the Western [[Carpathians]]. Their name translates from Romanian as Mountains "of the sunset" i.e. "western". The highest peak is "Cucurbăta Mare" (Hungarian: ''Nagy-Bihar '') - 1849 metres.  The Apuseni Mountains have about 400 [[cave]]s.

==Boundaries==
*in the north: the [[Barcău River]]
*in the south: the [[Mureş River]]

==Mountains==
''[[Criş Mountains]] (Munţii Crişului)'' :
*[[Criş Hills]] (''Dealurile Crişene''), incl. [[Beiuş Depression]] (''Depresiunea Beiuş''), [[Vad Depression]] (''Depresiunea Vad'')
*[[Pădurea Craiului]] (literally:''Forest of the King'')
*[[Codru-Moma Mountains]] (''Munţii Codru-Moma'')

''[[Seş-Meseş Mountains]] (Munţii Seş-Meseşului)'':
*[[Meseş Mountains]] (''Munţii Meseşului'') 
*[[Seş Mountain]] (''Muntele Seş'')
*[[Şimleu Depression]] (''Depresiunea Şimleu''), often considered part of the Transylvanian Basin-Podişul Someşan
*[[Şimleu Mountains]] (''Munţii Şimleu'') , often considered part of the Transylvanian Basin-Podişul Someşan

''[[Bihor Massif]] (''Masivul Bihor''):
*[[Bihor Mountains]] (''Munţii Bihorului'') 
*[[Vlădeasa Mountains]] (''Munţii Vlădeasa'')
*[[Muntele Mare Mountains]] (literally: ''Big Mountain''), (''Munţii Muntele Mare'') 
*[[Gilău Mountains]] (''Munţii Gilăului'') 

''[[Mureş Mountains]] (''Munţii Mureşului''):
*[[Zarand Moutains]] (''Munţii Zarandului'')
*[[Metalliferous Mountains]] (''Munţii Metaliferi''), incl. [[Trascău Mountains]] (''Munţii Trascăului'')

==External links==
*[http://www.aboutromania.com/apuseni00.html Pictures of the Apuseni Mountains]

{{Protected areas of Romania}}

[[Category:Mountain ranges of Romania]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of the Carpathians]]

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