The Sella Pass (; or ''Jouf de Sela''; ) (2218 m) is a high
mountain pass
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between the provinces of
Trentino
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and
South Tyrol
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in
Italy
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.
It connects the
Val Gherdëina in
South Tyrol
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and
Canazei
Canazei ( Ladin: ''Cianacéi'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located in the upper part of the Val di Fassa, about northeast of Trento. Its name derives from the Latin wo ...
in the
Fascia Valley in Trentino.
With
Pordoi Pass,
Gardena Pass
Gardena Pass (; ; or ''Jëuf de Frea'') is a high mountain pass in the Dolomites of the South Tyrol in northeast Italy.
At an elevation of above sea level, the pass connects Sëlva
Sëlva (; ; ) is a (municipality) and a village in the Va ...
, and
Campolongo Pass, this pass forms a quadrangle around the
Sella group. In the winter, ski trails are prepared that make the entire round in both directions, known as the ''
Sella Ronda
The Sellaronda is the ski circuit around the Sella group in the Dolomites mountains of Northern Italy.
The Sella massif lies between the four Ladin valleys of Badia, Gardena, Fascia, and Fodom and is divided between the provinces of South ...
''.
Maratona dles Dolomites
The Sella Pass is the third of seven Dolomites mountain passes riders cross in the annual
Maratona dles Dolomites
The Maratona dles Dolomites (Ladin language, Ladin for "Dolomites Marathon"; ), is an annual single-day road bicycle race covering seven mountain passes in the Dolomites. Open to amateur cyclists, the Maratona—with 9,000 riders chosen from ...
single-day
bicycle race
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. It is also on the route of the
Dolomites Gold Cup Race.
See also
*
List of highest paved roads in Europe
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*
List of mountain passes
This is a list of mountain passes.
Africa Egypt
* Halfaya Pass (near Libya)
Lesotho
* Moteng Pass
* Mahlasela pass
* Sani Pass
Morocco
* Tizi n'Tichka
South Africa
* Eastern Cape Passes
* Western Cape Passes
* Northern Cape Passes
* K ...
References
External links
Passo Sella from Passo Pordoi crossroadPasso Sella from the Gardena crossroad*
Mountain passes of the Dolomites
Mountain passes of South Tyrol
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