The Thumb (mountain)

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The Thumb
The thumb is on the spur ridge on the left of this photo.
Elevation	1815 m (5955 ft)
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Range	Five Fingers Group
Prominence	30m
Coordinates	49°30′51.8″N, 122°42′5″WCoordinates: 49°30′51.8″N, 122°42′5″W
Topo map	NTS 92.G/10
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].

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia The Thumb
2. ^ ^{a b c} Fairley p250
3. ^ Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Five Fingers Group

[edit] References

• Fairley, Bruce (1986). "Chapter 22: Coquitlam-Pitt", A Guide to Climbing and Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia. Gordon Soules Book Publishers Ltd., p. 250. ISBN 0-919574-99-8. 
• The Thumb. Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
• Five Fingers Group. Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.