Italian Mountain
Photo of Italian Mountain
Italian Mountain viewed from the east.
Highest point
Elevation13,385 ft (4,080 m)[1][2]
Prominence1,358 ft (414 m)[3]
Isolation3.47 mi (5.58 km)[3]
Coordinates38°56′43″N 106°45′08″W / 38.9453073°N 106.7523475°W / 38.9453073; -106.7523475[1]
Geography
Italian Mountain is located in Colorado
Italian Mountain
Italian Mountain
LocationGunnison County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeElk Mountains[3]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Pearl Pass, Colorado[1]

Italian Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,385-foot (4,080 m) thirteener is located in Gunnison National Forest, 13.2 miles (21.3 km) east-northeast (bearing 66°) of the Town of Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3][4] Italian Mountain was so named because the mountain's tones were said to resemble the colors of the Italian tricolor: green, white, and red.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "ITALIAN". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  2. 1 2 The elevation of Italian Mountain includes an adjustment of +2.098 m (+6.88 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Italian Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Italian Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 167.
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