Fedaia Pass
Fedaia Pass
Location of Fedaia Pass
The Fedaia Pass is a mountain pass traversed by a paved road in the Dolomiti Range in Northern Italy. It lies at the northern base of the Marmolada, the highest peak in the region and the Dolomiti. It is known for its beauty, for Lago Fedaia, and for its use in the Giro d'Italia. It was also used as a location for the 2003 film Italian Job.[1] It is the site of the Fedaia Pass and Marmolada Gletscher ski areas.
Climate
| Climate data for Fedaia Pass, elevation 2,040 m (6,690 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) | −0.9 (30.4) | 1.3 (34.3) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.6 (47.5) | 12.4 (54.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 15.4 (59.7) | 12.1 (53.8) | 7.9 (46.2) | 1.9 (35.4) | −1.7 (28.9) | 6.2 (43.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) | −4.9 (23.2) | −2.4 (27.7) | 0.3 (32.5) | 5.4 (41.7) | 8.9 (48.0) | 11.5 (52.7) | 11.2 (52.2) | 7.7 (45.9) | 4.2 (39.6) | −1.3 (29.7) | −5.1 (22.8) | 2.5 (36.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.1 (15.6) | −9.5 (14.9) | −7.3 (18.9) | −4.0 (24.8) | 0.7 (33.3) | 4.0 (39.2) | 6.3 (43.3) | 6.2 (43.2) | 3.1 (37.6) | −0.1 (31.8) | −4.9 (23.2) | −8.2 (17.2) | −1.9 (28.6) |
| Source: Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale [2] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
External links
- Fedaia Pass from Caprile by cyclingdolomites.com
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Passo Fedaia.
- "Fedaia Pass ski area".
- "Marmolada Gletscher ski area". Archived from the original on 2012-04-28.
