Monte Pora

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Monte Pora
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Winter view
Highest point
Elevation 1,880 m (6,170 ft) [1]
Coordinates 45°53′03″N10°06′39″E / 45.88417°N 10.11083°E / 45.88417; 10.11083 Coordinates: 45°53′03″N10°06′39″E / 45.88417°N 10.11083°E / 45.88417; 10.11083
Geography
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Monte Pora
Location in the Alps
Location Lombardy, Italy
Parent range Bergamasque Prealps

Monte Pora is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy. It is located within the Bergamasque Prealps (a sub-range of Bergamo Alps).

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Winter sports

A ski resort on the mountain offers a total 21 km of Piste ranging from 1370 to 1880 metres of elevation. [2]

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References

  1. 1:25.000 map of the Istituto Geografico Militare, on-line version:www.pcn.minambiente.it
  2. Ski resort Monte Pora, web-page on www.skiresort.info (access=2015-05-22)

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