Pordoi Pass
Pordoi Pass | |
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Elevation | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) |
Location | Italy |
Range | Dolomites |
Coordinates | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E / 46.4847000°N 11.8361000°ECoordinates: 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E / 46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E |
Pordoi Pass Location of Pordoi Pass in the Dolomites. |
Pordoi is a pass in the Dolomites in the Alps, located between the Sella group in the north and the Marmolada group in the south. The pass is at an altitude of 2,239 m (7,346 ft), and the road crossing the pass connects Arabba (Livinallongo del Col di Lana) with Canazei (Fascia Valley). It is the second highest surfaced road traversing a pass in the Dolomites, after the Sella Pass.
Maratona dles Dolomites[]
Pordoi Pass is the second of seven Dolomite mountain passes that riders cross in the annual Maratona dles Dolomites single-day bicycle race.
A memorial to Fausto Coppi stands at the summit of the pass.
Maratona dles Dolomites ascent to Pordoi Pass
Memorial to Fausto Coppi in the Pordoi Pass
A view of Sass Pordoi
View from Pordoi Pass looking east
See also[]
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes
External links[]
Categories:
- Mountain passes of the Dolomites
- Mountain passes of South Tyrol
- Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol geography stubs
- Veneto geography stubs