Omu Peak () is a mountain peak of the Bucegi Mountains in Romania. It is located in Brașov, Dâmbovița and Prahova counties.

The top of Omu Peak is flat and sprawling; there is a weather station and a tourist shelter (Romanian cabana) Omu (2505 m above sea level), which is the highest mountain shelter in the entire Carpathians. The first wooden shelter was built in 1888 on the initiative of the Transylvanian Carpathian Society. Rebuilt many times, it is now as a stone and wooden building, it offers 30 beds and a buffet. The hostel does not have electricity and running water. It is open from March to November.

Omu Peak

The top of the mountain is a rock, several meters, which is probably why different sources indicate different heights of the summit at 2505, 2507 and 2514 m above sea level.

Omu Peak

Climate

Due to altitude, the climate is alpine (Köppen: ETH). The annual average temperature is , the hottest month in August is , and the coldest month is in February. The annual precipitation is , of which July is the wettest with , while November is the driest with only .

Omu Peak

References

Mountains of Romania

Mountains of the Southern Carpathians

Geography of Brașov County

Geography of Dâmbovița County

Geography of Prahova County