Port de Balès
Mountain pass in the Pyrenees in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Port de Balès (or Col de Balès) (elevation 1,755 m (5,758 ft)) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It connects the village of Ferrère (to the north) to that of Bourg-d'Oueil, Haute-Garonne (south-east).
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Port de Balès | |
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Elevation | 1,755 m (5,758 ft)[1] |
Traversed by | D925/D51 |
Location | Hautes-Pyrénées, France |
Range | Pyrenees |
Coordinates | 42°52′27″N 0°30′03″E |
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The Port de Balès was first featured in the 2007 Tour de France and has since appeared in the tour every two/three years. It is generally closed by snow for long periods during the winter but remains popular with bikers during the summer.