Mount Scalpello | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 583 m (1,913 ft) |
Prominence | 787 ft (240 m) |
Coordinates | 37°32′53″N 14°39′8″E / 37.54806°N 14.65222°E |
Naming | |
Language of name | Italian |
Geography | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Mount Scalpello (Italian: Monte Scalpello) is a 583 metres (1,913 ft) hill in central eastern Sicily, Italy.[1] The hill is mostly known for Triassic[1] and Neolithic remains being found in 1997[2] and there it is mostly linked with Canadian campaign of WW2 in Italy[3] where a mule path south of the hill was the location of multiple CYR advances[4] during night operations.[5][6] After which two companies held the hill against constant German mortar and artillery.[7][3]