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 No one got this one! Kellys Thumb is the answer for Week 502 of Orofino History Trivia a special feature to celebrate the history and heritage of Clearwater Country. Join in the discovery! Monday: 5,377 feet above mean sea level Tuesday: Wolf sightings Wednesday: A pillar Thursday: They watched over the green there. Friday: A shaft of rock Saturday: Other physical features named for same person Monday: Named for an early day prospector Tuesday: Near Toboggan Ridge Wednesday: 15 miles east of a Ranger Station named for the same miner Thursday: Lookout abandoned Friday: Along a trail Saturday: His first name was John. Kellys Thumb is located about 15 miles east of Kelly Ranger Station. The early day miner, John Kelly, also left his name on other natural features of the area such as Kelly Creek, according to The Clearwater Story: A History of the Clearwater National Forest by Ralph Space. The shaft of rock that forms Kellys Thumb is classified as a 'pillar'. It is along a trail in the Toboggan Ridge area. Wolves have been sighted there and it was once a fire lookout. Howeverk, that was abandoned. Kellys Thumb is at 5,377 feet above mean sea level. Sponsored by:
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