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The Col du Pourtalet, El Portalet or Portalet d'Aneu is a mountain pass and border crossing in the Pyrenees, between France and Spain. The pass reaches an elevation of 1,794 m (5,886 ft), and links the Ossau and Tena valleys. The road across the pass is known as the A-136 on the Spanish side, and links to Biescas and Huesca.
The Col was also featured in the 2021 Tour de France, again as the finish of Stage 17. Yellow jersey-holder Tadej Pogačar won the stage. At 13 FIETS, the Col de Portet is ranked by PJAMM Cycling as the second hardest bike climb in France, behind only the Col de la Loze. [7] The Col averages an 8.6% grade for 16.1 km, ascending nearly 1,400 ...
The château and the Pont du XIV-juillet [14 July Bridge] seen from the banks of the Gave de Pau. Pau is 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean and 50 km (31 miles) from the border with Spain on the Pyrenees. The frontier is crossed by the col du Somport (1,631 metres (5,351 feet)) and the col du Pourtalet (1,794 m (5,886 ft)).
Col du Portillon; Col du Pourtalet; Q. Col de la Quillane; R. Roland's Breach; Roncevaux Pass; S. Somport; Col du Soulor; T. Col du Tourmalet; V. Col de Val Louron ...
The Fort du Portalet is a fort in the Aspe Valley in Bearn, French Pyrenees, built from 1842 to 1870. The fort, built by order of Louis Philippe I , guards the border of the Pyrenees and protects access to the Col du Somport .
the Gave du Brousset, from the Anéou Circus (east). After joining the Gave d'Aspe, in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, it forms the Gave d'Oloron. It is considered the upper course of the Gave d'Oloron by Sandre. [1] Throughout its length, the river is paralleled by the D934 road that runs from Pau to Spain, via the Col du Pourtalet.
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Col de Marie-Blanque; P. Col de la Pierre St Martin; Col du Pourtalet; S. Somport; Col du Soulor This page was last edited on 2 April 2018, at 15:52 (UTC). Text is ...