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Secondly, with the help of the marked trails you can reach Urlatoarea (shouter water fall ), an impressive water fall about 15 meters high, located at an altitude of 1,100 meters, or to Cabana Gura Diham, situated on Valea Cerbului River, the most important depression on the side of the Bucegi mountains of Prahova. From here start hiking trails marked to the Omu Peak , Cabana Diham or Poiana Izvoarelor. The Sphinx is a natural rock formation in the Bucegi Mountains in Romania . It is located at an altitude of 2,216 metres a 10-minute walk from the Babele, high up on top of the mountain plateau. Babele (meaning The old women) is a name for an area on the Bucegi Mountains plateau in Romania , within the Southern Carpathians . Babele is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. The name comes from some mushroom-shaped rock formations, the result of erosion and varying hardness of the rock layers. All the attractions of Prahova Valley make this area a tourist region of great interest, whatever the season.