Plöcken Pass
| Plöcken Pass | |
|---|---|
Wind turbine on the Austrian side of the Plöcken Pass | |
| Elevation | 1,357 m (4,452 ft) |
| Traversed by | Bundesstraße 110 Plöckenpass Straße - Strada Statale 52bis Carnica |
| Location | Austria–Italy border |
| Range | Carnic Alps |
| Coordinates | 46°36′11.6″N 12°56′41.8″E / 46.603222°N 12.944944°E |
Plöcken Pass (German: Plöckenpass, Italian: Passo di Monte Croce Carnico) is a high mountain pass in the Carnic Alps mountain range at the border between the Austrian state of Carinthia and the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. It links the market town of Kötschach-Mauthen in the Carinthian Gail Valley with the Paluzza municipality in the Carnia region of Friuli.
A few miles to the west along the ridge is Mt. Coglians, with 2,780 m (9,121 ft) the highest peak of the Carnic and Gailtal Alps. Before reaching the upper Gail Valley, the pass road also crosses the lower Gailbergsattel at 981 m (3,219 ft) in the north.