The Sella group (german: Sellagruppe, Ladin: ''Mëisules'' or ''L Sela'') is a plateau-shaped

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in the

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mountains of northern Italy. The Sella lies north of the

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and to the east of the Langkofel. The highest peak is Piz Boè at above sea level. The Sella lies between the four Ladin valleys of Badia,

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, and Fodom and is divided between the provinces of

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and

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. 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'' 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

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during the summer. Other peaks in the massif are the ''Piz Pisciadù'' , the ''Boèseekofel'' , the four Sellatürme , Sass Pordoi , whose summit can be reached by funicular from Pordoi Pass, and Brunecker Turm . 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.

Climate

The plateau of the Sella Group is characterized by a

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with average temperatures above 0 °C only during the summer months. Average data at the weather station on Piz Pisciadù at measured between 2004 and 2020 shows that the average temperature in summer lies around +3 °C and +5 °C, while in winter it ranges between -8 and -10 °C.

Gallery

File:Piz Siella e Piz Roces.jpg, Sella group from the Lasties Valley File:Gruppo del Sella.jpg, Sella group in the evening File:Sella group panorama.jpg, The Sella group seen from Sella Pass File:Sella Val Gardena01.jpg, The Sella group seen from

Val Gardena Val Gardena (; german: Gröden ; lld, Gherdëina ) is a valley in Northern Italy, in the Dolomites of South Tyrol. It is best known as a tourist skiing, rock climbing, and woodcarving area. Geography The valley's main river is the Derjon, a ...

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Maratona dles Dolomites

Each year the course of the annual single-day seven mountain passes crossing Maratona dles Dolomites Bicycle Race goes around the Sella group.

References

External links

360-degree panorama of the Sella Group, Marmolada and Fedaia lake360-degree panorama of the Sella Group from Cima Rocca
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