Passo Duran
Encyclopedia
The Duran Pass (el. 1601 m.) is a high mountain pass
in the Dolomites
in the province of Belluno
in Italy
.
It is situated between the municipality of La Valle Agordina
and Zoldo Alto
; it connects Agordo
in the Cordevole valley and Dont
in the Zoldo valley. The pass road, SS 347, has a maximum grade of 15 percent. There are two restaurants and a little church at the summit.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
in the Dolomites
Dolomites
The Dolomites are a mountain range located in north-eastern Italy. It is a part of Southern Limestone Alps and extends from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley...
in the province of Belluno
Belluno
Belluno , is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about 100 kilometres north of Venice, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomiti's region. With its roughly 37,000 inhabitants, it the largest populated area...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
It is situated between the municipality of La Valle Agordina
La Valle Agordina
La Valle Agordina is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 90 km north of Venice and about 20 km northwest of Belluno...
and Zoldo Alto
Zoldo Alto
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; it connects Agordo
Agordo
Agordo is a town and comune sited in the Province of Belluno, in the Veneto region in Italy. It is located about 100 km north of Venice and about 20 km northwest of Belluno....
in the Cordevole valley and Dont
DONT
DONT is a conventional overcall against an opposing 1NT opening bid. DONT, an acronym for Disturb Opponents' Notrump, was designed by Marty A. Bergen, and is therefore also referred to as 'Bergen over Notrump'. Although the method is often criticized for being too nebulous, it remains fairly popular...
in the Zoldo valley. The pass road, SS 347, has a maximum grade of 15 percent. There are two restaurants and a little church at the summit.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes