Sella group
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Massif
In geology, a massif is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole...
in the Dolomites
Dolomites
The Dolomites are a mountain range located in north-eastern Italy. It is a part of Southern Limestone Alps and extends from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley...
mountains of northern Italy. The Sella lies north of the Marmolada
Marmolada
Marmolada is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain of the Dolomites ....
and to the east of the Langkofel
Langkofel
The Langkofel is a mountain in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy....
. The highest peak is Piz Boè
Piz Boè
Piz Boè is the main peak of the Sella-Group a mountain-range in the Dolomites, Italy. It has an elevation of .-External links:**...
at 3.151m/ 10,338 ft above sea level.
The Sella lies between the four Ladin valleys of Badia, Gherdëina, Fascia
Fascia Valley
The Fascia Valley is a valley in the Dolomites in Trentino, northern Italy. As an administrative valley community of Trentino it is called Region Comun General de Fascia.The valley is the home of the Ladin community in Trentino, which make up the majority of the population...
, and Fodom and is divided between the provinces of South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
, Trentino and Belluno
Province of Belluno
TheThe Province of Belluno is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Belluno.It has an area of 3,678 km², and a total population of 214,026 .-Geography:...
. It can be driven around by car crossing the Campolongo Pass, Pordoi Pass, Sella Pass, and Gardena Pass. In winter it is possible to ski around the entire massif by using the Sella Ronda
Sella Ronda
The Sellaronda is the ski circuit around the Sella group.The Sella lies between the four Ladin valleys of Badia, Gherdëina, Fascia, and Fodom and is divided between the provinces of South Tyrol, Trentino and Belluno. It can be driven around by car crossing the Campolongo Pass, Pordoi Pass, Sella...
ski lift carousel. Also each winter the alpine touring ski Sellaronda Skimarathon race is held, which leads around the entire Sella and covers 42 km of mountain trails. The same trails can be mastered by Mountain bike
Mountain bike
A mountain bike or mountain bicycle is a bicycle created for off-road cycling. This activity includes traversing of rocks and washouts, and steep declines,...
during the summer.
Other peaks in the massif are the Cima Pisciadù (2.985 m), theBoèseekofel (2.910 m), the four Sellatürme
Sella Towers
- References :* Egon Pracht: Alpenvereinsführer Dolomiten Sellagruppe. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, München 1980, ISBN 3-7633-1303-6...
(highest peak 2.696 m) and Sass Pordoi (2.952 m), whose summit can be reached by funicular from Pordoi Pass. During winter the summit is the starting point for many alpine ski tours, of which the most famous are the descent through the Val Mesdì and the descent from the Pordoischarte.
Maratona dles Dolomites
Each year the course of the annual single-day seven mountain passes crossing Maratona dles DolomitesMaratona dles Dolomites
The Maratona dles Dolomites , is an annual single-day road bicycle race covering seven spectacular mountain passes in the Dolomites. Open to amateurs cyclists, the Maratona—with 9,000 riders from over 40 nations—is one of the biggest Italian Granfondo bicycle races...
bicycle race
Bicycle Race
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does around the Sella group.