Devils Thumb (Coast Mountains)
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Boundary Peak 71
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.jpg) Devils Thumb in the middle of the picture |
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| height | 2777 m | |
| location | British Columbia (Canada), Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Boundary ranges | |
| Dominance | 9.81 km → Mount Burkett | |
| Notch height | 1027 m ↓ Devils Thumb Pass (1750 m) | |
| Coordinates | 57 ° 5 '29 " N , 132 ° 22' 10" W | |
| Topo map | NTS 104F / 1 | |
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| rock | granite | |
| First ascent | August 25, 1946 by Fred Beckey , Bob Craig and Clifford Schmidtke | |
Devils Thumb (English for "devil's thumb") is a 2777 m high mountain on the border between Alaska (USA) and British Columbia (Canada).
location
The mountain is located 47 km northeast of Petersburg (Alaska) in the Stikine Icecap . It forms one of the highest peaks of the Boundary Ranges , which are part of the Coast Mountains . As a border summit, it is also called Boundary Peak 71 . The north and south flanks are drained via the Baird glacier , the east flank via the LeConte glacier to the Pacific Ocean . The next highest mountain is Mount Burkett, about 10 km north-northeast . Kate's Needle , also a border summit, is 20 km east-southeast.
Ascent history
The first ascent was made by Fred Beckey , Bob Craig and Clifford Schmidtke on August 25, 1946. They reached the mountain from the Flood glacier further east . Their ascent route led over the south wall and the east ridge to the summit.
Web links
- Devils Thumb, British Columbia / Alaska on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Devils Thumb in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Devils Thumb . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Fred Beckey: West of the Stikine . American Alpine Journal. 1947. Retrieved November 28, 2017.