Col de Teghime
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| Col de Teghime | |
|---|---|
| Bocca di Teghjime (Corsican) | |
 View near the pass from its eastern side | |
| Elevation | 536 m (1,759 ft)[1] |
| First Approach | |
| Length | 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) |
| Ascent from | Saint-Florent |
| Second Approach | |
| Length | 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| Ascent from | Bastia |
| Range | Monte Stello Massif |
| Coordinates | 42°40′37″N 9°22′58″E / 42.67694°N 9.38278°E[1] |
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The Col de Teghime (Corsican: Bocca di Teghjime) is a mountain pass in the Haute-Corse department of Corsica, France. The pass is in the south of the Monte Stello Massif and is one of the main passes in the island.
The Col de Teghime is in the commune of Barbaggio, south of Cap Corse, between the towns of Bastia and Saint-Florent, linking the micro-regions of Bagnaja and Nebbio.[2] It gives a view of both coasts of Corsica, with Bastia and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the east, Saint-Florent, the Agriates Desert and the Mediterranean Sea to the west.
Topography
The pass is 536 metres (1,759 ft) above sea level. It is flanked by the mountainous arcs of the Serra di Pigno and the Serra d'Oletta, and is the gateway to the west from the metropolis of Bastia towards Saint-Florent and the rich Conca d'Oro, which Pasquale Paoli called "Conca d'Oro, mais Conca di Tradimento" (Basin of Gold, or rather Basin of Betrayal) because it was acquired by Genoa.[3]
Geology
Climate
Located at the foot of the 963 metres (3,159 ft) Pigno, the Col de Teghime is sometimes snow-covered in winter but is rarely closed to traffic.
Road junction
The crossroads of the Col de Teghime is the junction of the roads D 81, which connects Bastia to Ajaccio by the west coast, D 38, which gives access to Poggio-d'Oletta and then to Oletta, and a track leading to the quarry at Ponte Fesso (Barbaggio), south of the col.
