Italian Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,385 ft (4,080 m) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 1,358 ft (414 m) [3] |
Isolation | 3.47 mi (5.58 km) [3] |
Coordinates | 38°56′43″N 106°45′08″W / 38.9453073°N 106.7523475°W / 38.9453073; -106.7523475 [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S. [4] |
Parent range | Elk Mountains [3] |
Topo map |
USGS 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]
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Italian Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,385 ft (4,080 m) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 1,358 ft (414 m) [3] |
Isolation | 3.47 mi (5.58 km) [3] |
Coordinates | 38°56′43″N 106°45′08″W / 38.9453073°N 106.7523475°W / 38.9453073; -106.7523475 [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S. [4] |
Parent range | Elk Mountains [3] |
Topo map |
USGS 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]
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