Colle San Bernardo

For the other pass of the Ligurian Alps, see Colle San Bernardo di Mendatica.

Colle San Bernardo
Elevation	957 m (3,140 ft)[1]
Traversed by	National road 582 del Colle di San Bernardo
Location	Piedmont, Italy
Range	Ligurian Alps
Coordinates	44°10′37″N 8°02′49″E
Colle San Bernardo Location of Colle San Bernardo

Colle San Bernardo (957 m) is a mountain pass in the Province of Cuneo (Italy).

Geography

The pass is located on the main chain of the Alps and connects Garessio with Erli and Albenga (Province of Savona), on the coast of Ligurian Sea. It's traversed by the National road nr. 582 del Colle di San Bernardo

Near the pass is located a small a small wind farm with a total capacity of 12.5 MW.^[2]

Main road distances

• Albenga 27 km
• Erli 12 km
• Garessio 9 km

Hiking and cycling

The pass is also accessible by off-road mountain paths and is crossed by the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri, a long-distance trail from Ventimiglia (province of Imperia) to Bolano (province of La Spezia).^[3] The cycling climb to Colle San Bernardo can be combined with Colle del Quazzo and Colle Scravaion thus making an interesting round-trip.^[4]

See also

• List of mountain passes
• Monte Pietra Ardena

References

1. Geoportale IGM on www.pcn.minambiente.it
2. Impianto Eolico di Garessio (CN), article on www.progettazione-impianti-elettrici.it/impianto-eolico-garessio (accessed in February 2015)
3. "Alta via dei monti liguri - Tappa n. 9". www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it. Associazione Alta Via dei Monti Liguri. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
4. "Colle del Quazzo 1090 m (Cuneo)". www.massimoperlabici.eu (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-04-21.

External links

Media related to Colle San Bernardo at Wikimedia Commons