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'''Detunatele''' is a site of [[columnar jointing]] in Transylvania, Alba County, Romania.

''Detunatele'' means "lightning strike".

== Description ==

The columns are hexagonal shaped basalt and 1,258 meters tall on two peaks: Detunata Goala and Detunata Flocoasa (Barren Detunata and Shaggy Detunata).

They are located in the Metaliferi Mountains and are a tourist attraction.

They are 1.5 km apart. They formations are shaped like humps and there are stories and legends associated with them.

== See also ==

* [[Geology]]
* [[Lightning]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detunatele Detunatele] @ Wikipedia

[[Category:Geology]]
[[Category:Lightning]]
[[Category:Places]]