The Thumb (mountain)

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The Thumb
TheFiveFingers.jpg
The thumb is on the spur ridge on the left of this photo.
Highest point
Elevation 1,815 m (5,955 ft)
Prominence 30 m (98 ft)
Coordinates 49°30′51.8″N122°42′5″W / 49.514389°N 122.70139°W / 49.514389; -122.70139 Coordinates: 49°30′51.8″N122°42′5″W / 49.514389°N 122.70139°W / 49.514389; -122.70139
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
District New Westminster Land District
Parent range Five Fingers Group, Pacific Ranges, Coast Mountains
Topo map NTS 92G10 Pitt River
Climbing
First ascent 1940 R. Fraser; W. Mathews [1] [2]
Easiest route scramble from southeast [2]

The Thumb is a mountain in the Five Fingers Group, a group of summits on the divide between Pitt Lake and Coquitlam Lake and north of Widgeon Lake, in British Columbia, Canada. [2] [3]

Notes

  1. Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia The Thumb
  2. 1 2 3 Fairley p. 250
  3. Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Five Fingers Group

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