Devils Thumb
Devils Thumb rises to 1,505 m in Washington. Sloan Peak stands 2,388 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Devils Thumb is a 5,172-foot-elevation (1,576-meter) mountain summit in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located near the western edge of the North Cascades, 10 miles south of Darrington, Washington, and 20 miles west of Glacier Peak which is one of the Cascade stratovolcanoes. The peak is situated on land administered by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The nearest higher neighbor is Devils Peak, 0.79 miles (1.27 km) to the southwest. Precipitation runoff from the south slope of Devils Thumb drains into Coal Creek which is a tributary of the Stillaguamish River, whereas the other slopes drain into Helena Creek → Clear Creek → Sauk River. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2,100 feet (640 meters) above Helena Lake in one-half mile (0.8 km). This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
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Wikidata Q49024601, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,505 m
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 19.8 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skykomish River Viewpoint · 21 mi
- View of railroad bridge · 22 mi
- View of Baring Mountain · 22 mi
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Devils Peak: 0.9 mi
- Helena Peak: 1.4 mi
- Iron Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Long Mountain: 3.3 mi
- White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Backman County Park: 7.0 mi
- Depot Park: 8.7 mi
- Old School Park: 8.9 mi
- Harold Engles Park: 9.0 mi
- Asbestos Falls: 4.2 mi
- Perry Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Buck Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- Lower North Fork Falls: 8.5 mi
- North Fork Sauk Falls: 8.6 mi
- Hotel Fireplace Remains: 4.5 mi
- Lodge: 12.3 mi
- Ore Concentrator: 12.4 mi
- Fortson Mill: 13.0 mi
- Car Wreak: 14.3 mi
- Oso Mudslide: 17.6 mi
- Grassy Point: 20.1 mi
- Moai: 21.0 mi
- Index Town Wall: 21.0 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 21.0 mi
- Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 10.6 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 10.8 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Cut Log: 11.0 mi
- Monte Cristo: 12.2 mi
- Granite Falls and Fish Ladder: 18.8 mi
- Monte Cristo: 12.2 mi
- Sauk City: 24.2 mi
- Alpine: 25.0 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 19.0 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 19.1 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
- Falls Mural: 19.6 mi
- One choice mural.: 19.7 mi
- Granite Falls Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
- Normandy Beach: 20.3 mi
- Sultan Materials: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Devils Thumb. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sloan Peak | ESE 122° | 2,388 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Pugh | E 83° | 2,195 m | 8.1 mi |
| White Chuck Mountain | NE 48° | 2,130 m | 8.2 mi |
| Whitehorse Mountain | NW 314° | 2,092 m | 8.2 mi |
| South Gemini Peak | SE 139° | 2,072 m | 11.3 mi |
| North Gemini Peak | SE 139° | 2,054 m | 11.0 mi |
| Pirate Peak | SE 139° | 2,024 m | 11.6 mi |
| Del Campo Peak | SSE 159° | 2,016 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:22 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:22 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 12.8 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 13.2 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518727 — Devils Thumb, Snohomish County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544750
Day trips start here
- Granite Falls · 20 mi
- North Cascades · 25 mi
- Arlington · 27 mi
- Monroe · 27 mi
- Snohomish · 29 mi
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