The Thumb (mountain)

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The Thumb
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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
Geography
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The Thumb
Location in British Columbia
The Thumb (mountain)
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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

References