The Thumb
The Thumb rises to 2,939 m in Montana. Scott Peak stands 3,468 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Knob Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083037, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,939 m
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 26.1 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
38 named places within 25 miles
- Knob Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Red Conglomerate Peaks: 2.4 mi
- Horse Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Garfield Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Lima Peaks: 4.3 mi
- Lima City Park: 10.6 mi
- Dell Park: 18.2 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- China Point: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Thumb. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Peak | SW 236° | 3,468 m | 16.2 mi |
| Webber Peak | SW 234° | 3,409 m | 16.4 mi |
| Eighteenmile Peak | W 263° | 3,347 m | 22.2 mi |
| Garfield Mountain | NW 305° | 3,341 m | 4.3 mi |
| Italian Peak | WSW 240° | 3,331 m | 17.4 mi |
| Lima Peaks | NNW 326° | 3,260 m | 4.3 mi |
| Heart Mountain | SW 221° | 3,174 m | 15.1 mi |
| Red Conglomerate Peaks | W 275° | 3,067 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:04 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:34 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:06 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lima, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357923413
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