Kop Pass

Kop Pass
Kop Geçidi
Highway D.915 at Kop Pass.
Elevation2,409 m (7,904 ft)
Traversed byRoute D.915 E97
LocationBayburt Province, Turkey
RangeMount Kop
Coordinates40°01′36.72″N 40°31′09.3″E / 40.0268667°N 40.519250°E / 40.0268667; 40.519250
Kop Pass is located in Turkey
Kop Pass
Kop Pass
Elevation sign at Kop Pass.

The Kop Pass (Turkish: Kop Geçidi) is a high mountain pass situated on the Mount Kop in Bayburt Province in eastern Turkey. The pass is at 2,409 m (7,904 ft) above sea level.[1] It is on the Bayburt-Erzurum route D.915 E97,[2][3] connecting eastern Black Sea Region with Eastern Anatolia Region,[4] at a distance of 36 km (22 mi) southeast of Bayburt and 72 km (45 mi) northwest of Erzurum.

It is difficult to keep the pass open to traffic in winter time due to snow and fog in harsh weather conditions.[2][3] The Mount Kop Tunnel, which is being built west of the pass,[4] bypasses the Kop Pass enabling also a shortcut. A monument of the Mount Kop Defense National Historic Park is situated on the summit of the mountain.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kop Geçidi, one of the highest paved roads of Turkey". Dangerous Roads. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Kop Dağı Geçidi'nde kar yağışı ve sis etkili oluyor". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Kop Dağı'nda ulaşıma 'kar' engeli". Milliyet (in Turkish). 19 February 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Kop Tüneli'nde patlama: 11 yaralı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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