Elevation 13,385 ft (4,080 m) Isolation 3.47 mi (5.58 km) | Prominence 1,358 ft (414 m) Parent range Elk Mountains | |
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Location Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S. Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
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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. Italian Mountain was so named because the mountain's tones were said to resemble the colors of the Italian tricolor: green, white, and red.
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Italian Mountain Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA