The Brocon Pass () (1616 m) is a high

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in the

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in the eastern part of

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. The approach road from the south actually reaches 1663 metres altitude, before gently descending to the

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itself. It connects the Vanoi valley with the Tesino plateau, linking

Castello Tesino Castello Tesino (''Castèl Tasìn'' or ''Castèlo'' in local dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about east of Trento. Castello Tesino borders the following mu ...

and

Canal San Bovo Canal San Bovo (''Canal'' in local dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about north-east of Trento. Canal San Bovo is a typical alpine village; from 1401 to 1918 ...

. The pass road was built between 1905 and 1908.

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