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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Ridge to The Thumb.jpg|thumb|400px|Descending the ridge to The Thumb ''(bobcat)'']] |
* Hikes to this destination: | * Hikes to this destination: | ||
| − | ** {{hike ring|trailhead= | + | ** {{hike ring|trailhead=The Villages Trailhead|hike=The Thumb via The Knoll Loop Hike|log=The Thumb via The Knoll Loop Hike/Log|previous=The Knoll Loop-The Thumb Trail Junction|next=The Knoll Loop-The Thumb Trail Junction}} |
| − | {{maplinkinfo|latitude=45. | + | {{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.02832|longitude=-124.01109}} |
| − | + | * Elevation: 400 feet | |
=== Description === | === Description === | ||
| − | The Thumb is the southern remnant of a basalt dike formed during the late Eocene. The small cove below was created when the dike was breached and wave action began to rapidly gouge out the much softer siltstones and claystones of the Nestucca Formation which the dike had been protecting. Various stacks and rocks scattered below you near a secluded beach portend the eventual fate of The Thumb, which will become a isolated sea stack in a hundred thousand generations or so. | + | The Thumb (a.k.a. God's Thumb) is the southern remnant of a basalt dike formed during the late Eocene. The small cove below was created when the dike was breached and wave action began to rapidly gouge out the much softer siltstones and claystones of the Nestucca Formation which the dike had been protecting. Various stacks and rocks scattered below you near a secluded beach portend the eventual fate of The Thumb, which will become a isolated sea stack in a hundred thousand generations or so. |
=== More Links === | === More Links === | ||
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=== Contributors === | === Contributors === | ||
| − | [[User:bobcat|bobcat]] (creator) | + | * [[User:bobcat|bobcat]] (creator) |
Latest revision as of 00:10, 10 August 2021
- Hikes to this destination:
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.02832, -124.01109
- Elevation: 400 feet
Description
The Thumb (a.k.a. God's Thumb) is the southern remnant of a basalt dike formed during the late Eocene. The small cove below was created when the dike was breached and wave action began to rapidly gouge out the much softer siltstones and claystones of the Nestucca Formation which the dike had been protecting. Various stacks and rocks scattered below you near a secluded beach portend the eventual fate of The Thumb, which will become a isolated sea stack in a hundred thousand generations or so.
More Links
- "Lincoln City's Cascade Head, Roads End, the Thumb: Wild about Oregon coast" (Oregon Live)
- The Thumb, Lincoln City (The Oregonian)
Contributors
- bobcat (creator)