Piatra Craiului (literally: "Rock of the King") Leaotă Mountains (Munții Leaotă) Făgăraș Mountains group – between the Dâmbovița River and the Olt River. Făgăraș Mountains (Munții Făgărașului) Iezer Mountains (Munții Iezer; literally: "Mountains of the Deep Lake") Cozia Mountains (Munții Cozia) Parâng Mountains group – between the Olt River and the Jiu River. Parâng Mountains (Munții Parâng) Șureanu Mountains (Munții Șureanu/M. Sebeșului) Cindrel Mountains (Munții Cindrel/M. Cibinului) Lotru Mountains (Munții Lotrului; literally: "Mountains of the Thief") Căpățână Mountains (Munții Căpățânii; literally: "Mountains of the Skull") Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group – between the Jiu River and the Timiș and Cerna Rivers. Retezat Mountains (Munții Retezat; literally: "Hewed Mountains") Godeanu Mountains (Munții Godeanu) Vâlcan Mountains (Munții Vâlcan) Mehedinți Mountains (Munții Mehendinți) Cerna Mountains (Munții Cernei) Țarcu Mountains (Munții Țarcu; literally: "Pen Mountains"). Poiana Ruscă Mountains The first two groups are steepest on the North side, and the last two are steepest on the South side. Gallery See also Romanian Carpathians Divisions of the Carpathians Iron Gates, at the South-Western end Prahova Valley, at the Eastern end References External links Pictures and landscapes from the Southern Carpathians . . Mountain ranges of the Carpathians Geography of Southeastern Europe Geography of Transylvania