Colle delle Finestre

Colle delle Finestre (Cottian Alps)
View from the top of the pass to the north into the Susa valley
Compass direction	North	south
Pass height	2178  m slm
province	Turin ( Piedmont region , Italy)
Watershed	Dora Riparia	Chisone
Valley locations	Susa , Meana di Susa ( Susa Valley )	Fenestrelle ( Val Chisone )
expansion	Gravel road SP 172	asphalt
Winter closure	November - May
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Coordinates	45 ° 4 '20 "  N , 7 ° 3' 13"  E Coordinates: 45 ° 4 '20 "  N , 7 ° 3' 13"  E

Colle delle Finestre is a mountain pass in the Alps in the Italian region of Piedmont .

The pass lies in the nature reserve of the Parco naturale Orsiera - Rocciavrè and connects the Susa valley with the Chisonetal (depot at Fenestrelle ) at an altitude of 2178 m . The route is largely gravel. To the south of the apex is the eastern climb of the Assietta-Kammstraße . Winter closure is from November 1st to May 31st.

Cycling

The Colle delle Finestre also gained fame in the cycling world in 2005 when the Giro d'Italia crossed the pass on the penultimate day of the race. Italian television produced some of the television images of the event in black and white to remind of the time of Fausto Coppi , when such unpaved roads were still the norm.

The Colle delle Finestre has been part of the Giro d'Italia program again in 2011 and 2015 , as in 2005 on the penultimate day of the race. In the Giro edition 2018, however, already in the third to last stage.

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