{{Infobox mountain pass | name = Col de San Colombanoa | other_name = {{langx|co|Bocca di San Colombanu}} | photo = File:Col de San Colombano-1.jpg | photo_caption = The pass in March 2010 | elevation_m = 692 | elevation_ref = | traversed = T301 | location = [[Haute-Corse]], [[Corsica]], [[France]] | range = | map = France Corsica#France | map_size= | map_caption = Location of San Colombano | label = Col de Vizzavona | coords = {{coord|42|34|46|N|9|04|12|E|type:pass_region:FR|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | topo = }} '''Col de San Colombano''' ({{langx|co|Bocca di San Colombanu}}) is a mountain pass in Corsica.
==Location==
The Col de San Colombano is in the north of the [[Monte Cinto Massif]]. It separates the {{convert|821|m}} Cima di l'Alturaia to the east from the {{convert|794|m}} Bocca di u Prunu to the west The crest of the pass is at {{convert|692|m}}. It leads from the valley of the [[Ostriconi]] river to the east to the valley of the [[Fiume di Regino]] to the west. The T301 road leads through the pass.{{sfn|Carte IGN classique}} The crest is on the boundary between the communes of [[Palasca]] to the north and [[Olmi-Cappella]] to the south.{{sfn|Node: Col de San Colombano (1641832757)}}
==History==
The pass has long been an important military importance, as shown by the ruins of the Castello de San Colombano de Giussani above the pass. This castle was first mentioned in 1289, and was the main fortress of the Marquises of Massa and Corsica.{{sfn|Istria|2005}}
==References== {{Reflist|25em}}
==Sources== {{refbegin}} *{{citation |url=https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte?c=9.07,42.57944&z=5.0E-5&l0=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS::GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes |title=Carte IGN classique |work=Géoportail |ref={{harvid|Carte IGN classique}} |accessdate=2021-12-16 |language=fr}} *{{citation |language=fr |year=2005 |isbn=978-2915410143 |last=Istria |first=Daniel |title=Pouvoirs et fortifications dans le nord de la Corse : du xie siècle au xive siècle |publisher=Éditions Alain Piazzola |location=Ajacci}} *{{citation |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1641832757 |accessdate=2021-12-16 |title=Node: Col de San Colombano (1641832757) |work=OpenStreetMap |ref={{harvid|Node: Col de San Colombano (1641832757)}} }} {{refend}} {{Landforms of Haute-Corse}} {{DEFAULTSORT:San Colombano, col de}} [[Category:Mountain passes of Haute-Corse]]