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COLLE DELLE BARGE (818 m), a r o FRANCIA r TRAVERSETTE a e a l d o e i r r e n a COLLE p e d p t r e e n d i r b e o p t n r o i p r DI SAMPEYRE e i o n A 2366 o n A o a z i F e ' S v r r o i t 2284 o e o i z e b i t n o 2284 i San F l - o r d s n g n l S B i o v p i r r 1996 i m l a o o o f c a a R A CRISSOLO e l p t o r A o S B c c . n p a e s l e 1931 B L 2010 o e o o z a r C v g e a E o l r d r PIAN i n n a a a y r l a a a e i t i 1847 l e P 1684 m E e i a l a h l t o v l e n t l e 1624 r r r v l a S l s e 1755 c DEL RE t 1797 m B 1747 o s l e o 1637 e y e a r n o e l e p s i s E o n o l l r i a e i l y g 1637 e l 1497 e o d C 1650 a M D P r s 1527 n 1563 s a t e M V v e m o n p a P o 1533 r e s E C a o i e d p A p e a n u e g r o e l ' i p l a l m l r i n l d 1400 d S 1246 u t 1283 p d m o 1355 o a v d C o a a à s a o 1296 o a i i i PAESANA t n i F a S a s n o C e u n a v B C d i v l a S r i i a r i l M a 15.00 % MAX GRADIENT 9.40 % GRADIENT AVERAGE Stroppo) m1354 (from theforkfor DIFFERENCE ALTITUDE km 14.500 LENGTH (2284 m) SampeyrePass The ARRIVAL Dronero (625m) DEPARTURE P 1146 v i i S P i P V B o B e B 1100 930 971 d l h 1047 i B l ELVA C MONVISO 1020 c d VALLE PO e o 822 930 930 908 l 925 904 e BUSCA l t C 885 o o i n r C o CHIANALE VAL MAIRA a P u SALUZZO t n MAIRA a S VALLE PONTECHIANALE ACCEGLIO MACRA S.