Slon

Prahova County · Romania

Slon is a village in Romania.

Elevation: about 632 m above sea level. Population: 2,013 (2021).

Here and nearby on the site: 1 peak.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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What's nearby

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Vârful lui CraiPeakVârful lui CraiSlonaltitude 1 472 m7.3 km from the centreVârful lui Crai (Romanian: Vârful lui Crai, "King's Peak") is a summit with an elevation of 1,472 m (according to muntii-nostri.ro — 1,473 m) in the Buzău Mountains,...ZăganuPeakZăganuCheiaaltitude 1 817 m15 km from the centreZăganu (Romanian Vârful Zăganu, Hungarian Zagán or Zákányos) is a 1,817 m summit and also the name of a whole rocky ridge in the Ciucaș Mountains, in the Curvature...GropșoarelePeakGropșoareleCheiaaltitude 1 883 m16 km from the centreVârful Gropșoarele) is a 1,883 m peak in the Ciucaș Mountains, on the border of Prahova and Brașov Counties.

What to visit

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Slănic Salt Mine: a 208 m deep microclimate and salt lakesWater parks & thermal poolsSlănic Salt Mine: a 208 m deep microclimate and salt lakesSlănic16 km from the centreThe Slănic Salt Mine (Salina Slănic), or the Unirea mine (Mina Unirea), is one of Romania's best-known show salt mines.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Slănic Salt Mine: a 208 m deep microclimate and salt lakesWater parks & thermal poolsSlănic Salt Mine: a 208 m deep microclimate and salt lakesSlănic16 km from the centreThe Slănic Salt Mine (Salina Slănic), or the Unirea mine (Mina Unirea), is one of Romania's best-known show salt mines.

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

1 246 mSpringSpring below Vârful lui CraiBuzău Mountains · RomaniaNot verified

All springs of the CarpathiansAll Carpathian huts

Getting there from Ukraine

Border crossings

  • Porubne – Siret — road and pedestrian, 24/7
  • Diakivtsi – Racovăț — road and pedestrian, 24/7 No freight traffic.
  • Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus — road and pedestrian, 08:00–20:00 Cars up to 3.5 t and pedestrians only; not 24/7.
  • Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației — road and pedestrian, 24/7 Passenger traffic only: vehicles up to 3.5 t with up to 9 seats, pedestrians.
  • Diakove – Halmeu — road, 24/7 No pedestrian crossing.

By car

Chernivtsi – Bușteni ≈426 km, ≈7 h 32 min (via Diakivtsi – Racovăț); Rakhiv – Bușteni ≈454 km, ≈8 h 01 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Uzhhorod – Bușteni ≈557 km, ≈9 h 15 min (via Diakove – Halmeu). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.