plates is the last mountain on Toplist’s list of the highest mountains in Romania. The summit of Mount Lespezi, at an elevation of 8,257 feet (2,516 meters) above sea level, is Romania’s sixth highest point. Arges county is home to the mountain peak Lespezi. Lespezi is located in the Fagaras Mountains, which are part of the Southern Carpathians, a larger set of mountain ranges. Its native areas are the Fagaras Mountains and the Southern Carpathians. Limestone for cement and lime is mined in the Lespezi quarry. Limestone is a huge deposit found in the Lespezi Mountains in the Carpathians. The limestone layer has a total thickness of 350–400 m and originates from the geological era Tithonic in the Stramberg facies.
The Lespezi quarry contains a wide range of mining environments. The primary habitats include bare and poorly vegetated working horizons (benches), steep slopes, a diverse range of race-grounds, some thickets of shrubs and trees, and larger remnants of natural ecosystems. Roadsides, racetracks and landfills are the most common habitat types, with plant communities of horseshoe (Tussilago farfara), flattened meadow grass (Poa compressa) and willow (Salix spp.). The degree of vegetation cover varies depending on the age of the sites and the fine material concentration.
Location: Romania
Elevation: 8,257 feet (2,516 meters)
