Crooked Thumb Peak
Crooked Thumb Peak rises to 2,476 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Phantom Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 11 miles off.
The story
Crooked Thumb Peak (8,129 feet (2,478 m)) is located in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Located in the northern section of the park, Crooked Thumb Peak is in the Picket Range and is .50 mi (0.80 km) south of Mount Challenger and the same distance north of Phantom Peak.
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Wikidata Q14713627, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2476 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 10.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 14.5 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 14 mi
- Artist Point · 16 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Phantom Peak: 0.5 mi
- Mount Challenger: 0.7 mi
- Mount Fury: 1.3 mi
- Big Beaver Peak: 2.1 mi
- Mount Crowder: 2.1 mi
- Goat Falls: 10.0 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 10.3 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 10.6 mi
- Depot Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 16.9 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 17.7 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 18.6 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 21.0 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 21.2 mi
- Winnies Slide: 12.5 mi
- Park Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Roman Wall: 22.3 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 23.3 mi
- Lee Promontory: 23.9 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 11.4 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 20.3 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 21.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 24.7 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 11.4 mi
- Temple of Power: 11.4 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 15.7 mi
- North Cascading: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Crooked Thumb Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shuksan | W 272° | 2,784 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Spickard | NNE 25° | 2,734 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Redoubt | NNE 11° | 2,689 m | 9.2 mi |
| Ag Peak | NNE 25° | 2,689 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Custer | NNE 20° | 2,630 m | 11.9 mi |
| Northwest Mox Peak | NNE 23° | 2,592 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Rahm | NNE 23° | 2,580 m | 12.8 mi |
| Solitude Peak | NNE 24° | 2,562 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:23 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 08:57 | 16:16 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 41 | 36 |
| Precip in | 12.4 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 11.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhalem, 11 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518339 — Crooked Thumb Peak, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/349028403
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 22 mi
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