Meseș Mountains

Meseș Mountains
Măgura Priei
Highest point
Peak	Măgura Priei Peak
Elevation	996 m (3,268 ft)
Coordinates	47°07′06″N 23°02′04″E
Naming
Native name	Munții Meseșului (Romanian)
Geography
Meseș Mountains
Country	Romania
Region	Transylvania
Counties	Sălaj and Cluj

The Meseș Mountains (Romanian: Munții Meseșului, Hungarian: Meszes-hegység) are a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Apuseni Mountains. The highest peak is Măgura Priei Peak, at 996 m (3,268 ft).

The mountains are located in Sălaj and Cluj counties, south of Zalău and northwest of Cluj-Napoca. The main rivers flowing through the area are the Crasna (with its tributary, the Pria), Almaș, and Agrij.

Gallery

Măgura Priei Peak

Bibliography

• Sălaj, Monografie, Victor Cormoș, Valentin Borda, Editura Sport Turism, București 1980.
• Zona Etnografică Meseș, Ioan Augustin Goia, Editura Sport-Turism, București 1982.
• Geografia României I. Geografia fizică, M. Ielenicz, Editura Universitară 2005