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The Thumb (mountain)

Coordinates: 49°30′51.8″N 122°42′5″W / 49.514389°N 122.70139°W / 49.514389; -122.70139
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The Thumb
The thumb is on the spur ridge on the left of this photo.
Highest point
Elevation1,815 m (5,955 ft)
Prominence30 m (98 ft)
Coordinates49°30′51.8″N 122°42′5″W / 49.514389°N 122.70139°W / 49.514389; -122.70139
Geography
Map
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictNew Westminster Land District
Parent rangeFive Fingers Group, Pacific Ranges, Coast Mountains
Topo mapNTS 92G10 Pitt River
Climbing
First ascent1940 R. Fraser; W. Mathews[1][2]
Easiest routescramble 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

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  1. ^ Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia The Thumb
  2. ^ a b c Fairley p. 250
  3. ^ Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Five Fingers Group

References

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  • Fairley, Bruce (1986). A Guide to Climbing and Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia. Gordon Soules Book Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-919574-99-8.
  • "The Thumb". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  • "Five Fingers Group". Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2007-02-18.