Pordoi Pass
Pordoi Pass | |
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Pordoi Pass in February. | |
Elevation | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) |
Location | Italy |
Range | Dolomites |
Coordinates | 46°29′15″N 11°48′44″E / 46.48750°N 11.81222°ECoordinates: 46°29′15″N 11°48′44″E / 46.48750°N 11.81222°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 highest surfaced road traversing a pass in the Dolomites.
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.
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Maratona dles Dolomites ascent to Pordoi Pass
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Memorial to Fausto Coppi in the Pordoi Pass
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A view of Sass Pordoi
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View from Pordoi Pass looking east
See also
External links
- Passo Pordoi from Canazei by cyclingdolomites.com
- Passo Pordoi from Arabby by cyclingdolomites.com
- Profile on climbbybike.com