Pordoi Pass | |
Map: | Alps |
Label: | Pordoi Pass |
Elevation M: | 2239 |
Coords: | 46.4847°N 11.8361°W |
Location: | Italy |
Range: | 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 2239m (7,346feet), 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.
Starting from Arabba, the ascent to the top is 9.4 km (5.84 mi) long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 637m (2,090feet), with the average percentage of 6.8%.[1]
Pordoi Pass is the second of seven Dolomite mountain passes that cyclists cross in the annual Maratona dles Dolomites single-day bicycle race.
A memorial to Fausto Coppi stands at the summit of the pass that commemorates the world-renowned Giro d'Italia tour.[2]