Colle del Nivolet

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Strada Provinciale 50, Ceresole Reale, Turin, Italy

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N45° 28' 49.08" E7° 8' 31.56"   (45.4803, 7.1421) Start navigation »

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Colle del Nivolet (French: Col du Nivolet) is a mountain pass in the Eastern group of the Graian Alps in northern Italy. It is located at the top of the Orco Valley on the road from Turin to Ceresole Reale, in the Gran Paradiso National Park. Beyond the pass, the road terminates in the upper reaches of the eponymous Valsavarenche valley in the Gran Paradiso mountain group, before the valley descends to Valsavarenche and Aosta. The colle forms part of the boundary between the Aosta Valley and the Piemont region. The highest point of the paved road is 2,641 metres (8,665 feet). Two artificial lakes, Lago Serrù and Lago Agnel, are located immediately below the pass.
The approach road from Lago Agnel was the location of several scenes in the film The Italian Job, including the iconic final bus crash.

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