The Măcin Mountains is a mountainous string in the Northern Dobruja (Dobrogea), Romania. Seen from the Danube, they seem only low hills, however they are mountainous region.
The Măcin Mountains are one of the oldest in Romania, being formed in the second part of the Paleozoic, in the Carboniferous and Permian, during the Hercynian orogeny. The predominant rock is granite. Erosion (caused by the difference of temperature) has created steep slopes, with the aspect of ruins.
The highest peak is Ţuţuiatu (also called Greci) which has a height of 467 meters. Other important peaks are Priopcea Hill (410 m) and Muntele lui Iacob ("Mountain" of Iacob – 341 m).
The climate is arid with Mediterranean influence. The summers are very hot and dry, the autumn is long and dry and the winter is prevailingly poor in snow.
I started to climb from the village named "Greci" (Greeks) to the peak Ţuţuiatu, but I didn't reach the peak, considering to study less in detail than much and superficially, our time being not very long (10.20-16.00).
The aspect of the village is pure Romanian, in this area the buildings are less altered.
The general aspect of this versant is arid, steppic with rare brushes and trees.
