Vârful Caraiman

Vârful Caraiman, 2,384 m high, is in the Bucegi Mountains within the town of Bușteni, Prahova County, inside Bucegi Natural Park. It belongs to the line of peaks along the Prahova escarpment (Abruptul Prahovean), the eastern face of the massif, together with Coștila (2,498 m) to the north and Jepii Mici (2,143 m) to the south. The escarpment rises 1,000-1,500 m above the Prahova valley and is cut by valleys and torrents. On the eastern face of Caraiman, Valea Seacă a Caraimanului descends towards Bușteni, and at about 1,900 m lies Portița Caraimanului, one of the park's geomorphological natural monuments. About 400 m east of the summit, at 2,291 m, stands the Heroes' Cross on Caraiman, a listed historic monument completed in 1928. The marked trail from Cabana Babele crosses Vârful Caraiman and continues to Șaua Șugărilor. From the Babele station of the Bușteni-Babele cable car, the walk along the Caraiman ridge to the cross takes about an hour and a half. Visiting Bucegi Natural Park requires a ticket issued by the park administration.