Pordoi Pass

Pordoi Pass

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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