Italian Mountain
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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.
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.
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Wikidata Q18153516, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,023 m
How to reach it
- 22.4 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 26.8 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Ashcroft: 7.9 mi
- Independence: 13.6 mi
- Winfield: 17.0 mi
- Tincup: 19.8 mi
- Crystal: 20.3 mi
- 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
- Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum: 13.5 mi
- Marx • Phelan Building: 17.1 mi
- Aspen Art Museum: 17.1 mi
- Aspen Historical Society: 17.6 mi
- Wheeler/Stallard House Museum: 17.7 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 17.6 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 17.7 mi
- Moore Open Space: 17.9 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 21.4 mi
- North Mesa: 22.0 mi
- Pieplant Mill: 10.4 mi
- Irwin Cemetery: 19.8 mi
- Crystal Mill: 20.5 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 11.6 mi
- Judd Falls: 12.2 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 18.9 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 12.4 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 19.3 mi
- East Face: 19.3 mi
- White Water Spring: 8.0 mi
- Biebel Springs: 24.3 mi
- Knight and Dragon: 13.4 mi
- Chromatic Gate: 17.9 mi
- Emerald Lake: 16.1 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 8.7 mi
- CBCS Community Garden: 13.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Italian Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | NW 307° | 4,352 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NW 309° | 4,275 m | 13.7 mi |
| Conundrum Peak | NW 309° | 4,271 m | 7.7 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | NE 51° | 4,258 m | 10.7 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | NW 317° | 4,247 m | 8.4 mi |
| Garfield Peak | NE 55° | 4,193 m | 10.3 mi |
| Hayden Peak | NW 326° | 4,133 m | 9.5 mi |
| Star Peak | NW 313° | 4,112 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 10 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 43 | 52 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 39 | 26 | 12 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor Park, 12 mi away.
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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- Aspen · 17 mi
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