Devils Thumb
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Devils Thumb rises to 2,767 m in Alaska. Kates Needle stands 3,053 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Burkett, a peak 6.1 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Devils Thumb,[1][2] or Taalkhunaxhkʼu Shaa in Tlingit, is a mountain in the Stikine Icecap region of the Alaska–British Columbia border, near Petersburg. It is named for its projected thumb-like appearance. Its name in the Tlingit language means "the mountain that never flooded" and is said to have been a refuge for people during Aangalakhu ("the Great Flood"). It is one of the peaks that marks the border between the United States and Canada, and is also listed on maps as Boundary Peak 71. Devils Thumb is a very challenging climb even for advanced mountain climbers.
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Wikidata Q3025467, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1907
- Elevation
- 2767 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- International Boundary Commission
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Whale Observatory · 28 mi
45 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Burkett: 6.1 mi
- Mount Gilroy: 8.5 mi
- Unmarked Boundary Point 72: 9.4 mi
- Twin Peaks: 10.4 mi
- Kates Needle: 12.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Devils Thumb. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kates Needle | ESE 105° | 3,053 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Burkett | NNE 24° | 2,937 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Gilroy | E 94° | 2,706 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Pratt | SE 136° | 2,400 m | 13.1 mi |
| Unmarked Boundary Point 73 | N 360° | 2,372 m | 17.8 mi |
| Unmarked Boundary Point 72 | NNE 29° | 2,296 m | 9.4 mi |
| Castle Mountain | SSE 148° | 2,107 m | 17.7 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SSW 192° | 2,087 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:13 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 21:42 | 22:49 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:00 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 10:28 | 15:42 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 32 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 43 | 36 | 32 |
| Precip in | 11.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 12.3 | 11.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg 1, 29 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1420637 — Devils Thumb, Petersburg County, Alaska.
OpenStreetMap element node/244246084
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