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Italian Mountain

Coordinates: 38°56′43″N 106°45′08″W / 38.9453073°N 106.7523475°W / 38.9453073; -106.7523475
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Italian Mountain
Italian Mountain is located in Colorado
Italian Mountain
Italian Mountain
Highest point
Elevation13,385 ft (4,080 m)[2][3]
Prominence1,358 ft (414 m)[4]
Isolation3.47 mi (5.58 km)[4]
Coordinates38°56′43″N 106°45′08″W / 38.9453073°N 106.7523475°W / 38.9453073; -106.7523475[2]
Geography
LocationGunnison County, Colorado, U.S.[1]
Parent rangeElk Mountains[4]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Pearl Pass, Colorado[2]

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