Port de Larrau
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The Port de Larrau (Puerto de Larrau) (elevation 1,578 m (5,177 ft)) is a mountain pass on the France – Spain border in the western Pyrenees between the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France and Navarre, Spain. The climb from the French side was used in the 2007 Tour de France.
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Port de Larrau | |
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Elevation | 1,578 m (5,177 ft)[1] |
Traversed by | D26/NA2100 |
Location | Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France Navarre, Spain |
Range | Pyrenees |
Coordinates | 42°58′26″N 0°59′38″W |
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The true summit of the pass is at 1,585 m (5,200 ft) and is near the Pic d’Orhi (2,017 m (6,617 ft)), the most westerly mountain over 2000m in the Pyrenees. In the Basque language the pass is known as Uthurzehetako Lepoua.