Peak · Oregon

Middle Sister

Middle Sister rises to 3,064 m in Oregon. South Sister stands 3,159 m to the south-southeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Prouty Point, a peak 0.5 miles away. McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass passes 5.6 miles off.

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What the record says

Elevation: 3064 m

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Coordinates44.14839, -121.78414

5.6 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
7.7 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
13.1 mi off the West Cascades, National
21.5 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Prouty Point: 0.5 mi
North Sister: 1.4 mi
Little Brother: 2.2 mi
Collier Cone: 2.8 mi
South Sister: 3.2 mi

Parks

East Portal: 15.0 mi
Village Green City Park: 15.2 mi
Barclay Park: 15.2 mi
Three Sisters Overnight City Park: 15.4 mi
Creekside City Park: 15.4 mi

Artworks43

Sisters Fine Woodworking: 15.6 mi
Mountain Bike: 19.6 mi
"Chicken": 20.4 mi
Coyote: 21.5 mi
Milky Way: 22.0 mi

Waterfalls25

Obsidian Falls: 2.2 mi
Phoenix Falls: 4.4 mi
Howlaak Falls: 4.6 mi
Columnar Canyon Falls: 4.6 mi
The Cascades: 4.9 mi

Springs24

Sister Springs: 2.1 mi
Sister Springs: 2.1 mi
Linton Spring: 2.4 mi
Pole Creek Spring: 5.0 mi
Blacktail Spring: 8.5 mi

Nature reserves13

Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area): 6.8 mi
Indian Ford Meadow Preserve: 17.5 mi
Willow Springs Preserve: 17.7 mi
Camp Polk Meadow Preserve: 18.1 mi
Aspen Hollow Preserve: 19.5 mi

Attractions8

Kiwanis club: 15.2 mi
Crockett Lodge: 18.9 mi
Clear Lake Resort: 18.9 mi
Cold springs resort: 22.4 mi
Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs: 23.0 mi

Cliffs7

Lane Plateau: 2.9 mi
Obsidian Cliffs: 3.4 mi
Obsidian Cliffs: 3.5 mi
Tam McArthur Rim: 7.8 mi
Cougar Buttress: 14.1 mi

Picnic sites6

Beach Day Use Area: 12.8 mi
Olallie Day Use Area: 14.8 mi
Clear Lake Day Use Area: 18.8 mi
McKenzie Bridge Day Use Area: 19.6 mi
Lost Lake Day Use Area: 20.7 mi

Gardens3

Secret Garden: 13.4 mi
Sisters Community Garden: 16.0 mi
Miller's Landing Community Garden: 23.8 mi

Historic sites3

Frank T. Johns: 23.9 mi
Veteran's Memorial: 24.0 mi
Peace Statue: 24.2 mi

Museums2

Sisters Museum: 15.3 mi
Deschutes Historical Museum: 24.0 mi

Hot springs1

Bigelow Hot Spring: 15.0 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Middle Sister. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
South Sister	SSE 167°	3,158.5 m	3.2 mi
North Sister	NNE 25°	3,075 m	1.4 mi
Hodge Crest	SSE 164°	3,060 m	3.5 mi
Broken Top	SE 137°	2,795.93 m	6.2 mi
Mount Bachelor	SSE 158°	2,764 m	12.6 mi
Broken Hand	SE 131°	2,556.053 m	6.9 mi
Ball Butte	SE 136°	2,467.356 m	7.8 mi
Little Brother	NNW 343°	2,380.5 m	2.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:11	18:42	19:20
June solstice	05:25	20:10	20:55
September equinox	06:55	18:28	19:06
December solstice	07:40	15:44	16:32

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	31	33	38	43	50	57	65	64	56	45	36	30
Precip in	1.7	1.4	1.3	0.8	1.5	1.0	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.1	2.2	2.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sisters, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357312388

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