Kop Pass

The Kop Pass is a high mountain pass
situated on the Mount Kop in Bayburt Province in eastern Turkey. The pass is at above sea level. It is on the Bayburt-Erzurum route, connecting eastern Black Sea Region with Eastern Anatolia region, at a distance of southeast of Bayburt and 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. The Mount Kop Tunnel, which is being built west of the pass, 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.