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
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado county high points
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b The elevation of Italian Mountain includes an adjustment of +2.098 m (+6.88 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d "Italian Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ a b "Italian Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 167.
External links
Media related to Italian Mountain at Wikimedia Commons
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