Col de Port
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Col de Port (elevation 1,250 m (4,100 ft)) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees between Massat and Tarascon-sur-Ariège in the "massif de l'Arize". It links the Couserans and Ariège valleys.
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Col de Port | |
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Elevation | 1,250 m (4,101 ft)[1] |
Traversed by | D618 |
Location | Ariège, France |
Range | Pyrenees |
Coordinates | 42°53′56″N 1°27′10″E |
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The pass is used occasionally in the Tour de France and is popular with touring cyclists.
The name of the pass is tautological as Col means pass in French and Port means pass in Occitan.