Plöcken Pass
Plöcken Pass (German: Plöckenpass, Italian: Passo di Monte Croce Carnico) is a high mountain pass in the Carnic Alps mountain range at the border between the Austrian state of Carinthia and the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of Italy. It links the market town of Kötschach-Mauthen in the Carinthian Gail Valley with the Paluzza municipality in the Carnia region of Friuli.
| Plöcken Pass | |
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Wind turbine on the Austrian side of the Plöcken Pass | |
| Elevation | 1,357 m (4,452 ft) |
| Traversed by | Bundesstraße 110 Plöckenpass Straße - Strada Statale 52bis Carnica |
| Location | Austria–Italy border |
| Range | Carnic Alps |
| Coordinates | 46°36′11.6″N 12°56′41.8″E |
Plöcken Pass Location of Plöcken Pass | |
A few miles to the west along the ridge is Mt. Coglians, with 2,780 m (9,121 ft) the highest peak of the Carnic and Gailtal Alps. Before reaching the upper Gail Valley, the pass road also crosses the lower Gailbergsattel at 981 m (3,219 ft) in the north.
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