Mount Scalpello
Hill in Italy
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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]
| Mount Scalpello | |
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  Mount Scalpello  Mount Scalpello  Mount Scalpello | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 583 m (1,913 ft) |
| Prominence | 787 ft (240 m) |
| Coordinates | 37°32′53″N 14°39′8″E |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Italian |
| Geography | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |