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Italian Mountain

Italian Mountain, a peak in Colorado
Italian Mountain, a peak in ColoradoJohn Sowell · CC BY-SA 4.0
Italian Mountain, a peak in Colorado
John Sowell · CC BY-SA 4.0
Italian Mountain, a peak in Colorado
John Sowell · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Italian Mountain rises to 4,023 m in Colorado. Castle Peak stands 4,352 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lambertson Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 22 miles off.

About

The story

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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q18153516, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4023 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.94555, -106.75254

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lambertson Peak: 0.5 mi
  • Mount Tilton: 1.9 mi
  • Hunters Hill: 1.9 mi
  • American Flag Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Crystal Peak: 2.5 mi
Parks: 48
  • Rock outline of a heart: 12.4 mi
  • Rainbow Park: 13.1 mi
  • Rotary Park: 13.2 mi
  • Town Park: 13.4 mi
  • Totem Pole Park: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Oliver's Cabin: 1.2 mi
  • Ashcroft Ghost Town: 8.0 mi
  • Maze: 17.5 mi
  • Breathtaker: 19.3 mi
  • Columbine Mine: 21.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 4
  • White Water Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Hot Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Hot Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Biebel Springs: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Ryks Waterfall: 11.6 mi
  • Judd Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Devil’s Punch Bowl: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Emerald Lake: 16.1 mi
  • Emerald Lake: 23.5 mi
  • Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Knight and Dragon: 13.4 mi
  • Chromatic Gate: 17.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • CBCS Community Garden: 13.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Italian Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle PeakNW 307°4,352.2 m7.3 mi
Pyramid PeakNW 309°4,274.7 m13.7 mi
Conundrum PeakNW 309°4,271 m7.7 mi
Grizzly PeakNE 51°4,258 m10.7 mi
Cathedral PeakNW 317°4,247 m8.4 mi
Garfield PeakNE 55°4,193 m10.3 mi
Hayden PeakNW 326°4,133 m9.5 mi
Star PeakNW 313°4,112 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4319:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3119:06
December solstice07:2316:0716:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101422334352575649392612
Precip in1.71.51.31.61.50.92.02.21.61.41.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor Park, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 188796 — Italian Mountain, Gunnison County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358924515

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