Monte Portella, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

Name: Monte Portella
Address: Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park, Italy

#29 among attractions in Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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Monte Portella, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

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Mount Portella is a peak of the Abruzzo Apennines, located in the western ridge of the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif, within the municipal territory of L'Aquila: it overlooks the pass of the same name, which geomorphologically separates the central from the western ridge.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 42°26'51"N, 13°32'46"E

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Monte Portella – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Campo Imperatore, Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi, Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey, Borexino.

0.7 miSE
Nature and wildlife, Park, Ski area
Campo Imperatore, L'Aquila
18 min walk • The Alpine Botanical Garden of Campo Imperatore is a botanical garden for alpine plants located at Campo Imperatore, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. It is operated by the University of L'Aquila.
~1630 ftE
Hiking, Mountain, Alpine hut
Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
8 min walk • The Duca degli Abruzzi refuge is a refuge, located at 2388 m above sea level in the Abruzzo Apennines on the L'Aquila side of the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif, on the crest of Mt. Portella.
0.8 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
20 min walk • The CINEOS program, started in 2001, is dedicated to the discovery and follow-up of near-Earth objects, namely asteroids and comets which periodically approach or intersect the Earth's orbit.
1.5 miNE
Observatories and planetariums
Borexino, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
39 min walk • Borexino is a particle physics experiment to study low energy solar neutrinos. The detector is the world's most radio-pure liquid scintillator calorimeter.
0.9 miS
Aerial tramway
Funivia del Gran Sasso d'Italia, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
23 min walk • The Gran Sasso d'Italia cable car is a cable car that connects the resort town of Fonte Cerreto to the western side of Campo Imperatore, in the heart of the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif.
1.1 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Pizzo Cefalone, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
29 min walk • Pizzo Cefalone is the highest peak of the western ridge of the Gran Sasso, the seventh of the entire massif, within the territory of the municipality of L'Aquila.
1.3 miNE
42°27'23"N • 13°34'7"E
Monte Aquila, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
34 min walk • Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
0.9 miN
Hiking, Alpine hut
Rifugio Garibaldi, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
24 min walk • The Giuseppe Garibaldi refuge is the oldest alpine refuge in Italy, located at 2,231 m above sea level in the Abruzzo Apennines, in the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif, at Campo Pericoli, in the municipality of Pietracamela, built in 1886 and named...

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Nearby attractions include Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park (8 min walk), Campo Imperatore, L'Aquila (18 min walk), Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park (20 min walk), Funivia del Gran Sasso d'Italia, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park (23 min walk).

Monte Portella, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

Facts and practical information

Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park plan & book

Monte Portella – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Monte Portella?