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South Sister

South Sister, a peak in Oregon
South Sister, a peak in OregonGabeguss · CC BY-SA 3.0
South Sister, a peak in Oregon
Matt Kern · CC BY 2.0
South Sister, a peak in Oregon
USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory · Public domain
South Sister, a peak in Oregon
USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory · Public domain
South Sister, a peak in Oregon
Wing-Chi Poon · CC BY-SA 2.5
South Sister, a peak in Oregon
PeaceLoveScoobie · CC BY 2.0

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South Sister rises to 3,159 m in Oregon. North Sister stands 3,075 m to the north, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hodge Crest, a peak 0.4 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 4.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q32999754, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3158.5 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.10352, -121.76933

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hodge Crest: 0.4 mi
  • Little Broken Top: 2.2 mi
  • Rock Mesa: 2.6 mi
  • Middle Sister: 3.2 mi
  • Le Conte Crater: 3.5 mi
Parks
  • East Portal: 16.7 mi
  • Village Green City Park: 16.8 mi
  • Barclay Park: 16.9 mi
  • Three Sisters Overnight City Park: 17.0 mi
  • Creekside City Park: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 47
  • Sisters Fine Woodworking: 17.3 mi
  • Mountain Bike: 17.7 mi
  • "Chicken": 18.7 mi
  • Coyote: 20.1 mi
  • Milky Way: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 23
Nature reserves: 17
Attractions: 9
  • Kiwanis club: 16.9 mi
  • Little Cultus Lake Boat Ramp: 21.6 mi
  • Crockett Lodge: 21.9 mi
  • Clear Lake Resort: 21.9 mi
  • Constitution Grove: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Beach Day Use Area: 9.9 mi
  • Olallie Day Use Area: 17.1 mi
  • Meadow Day Use Area: 20.4 mi
  • McKenzie Bridge Day Use Area: 20.9 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Frank T. Johns: 22.6 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 22.7 mi
  • Peace Statue: 22.9 mi
  • Terrence Hardington Foley: 24.3 mi
Museums: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Bigelow Hot Spring: 17.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of South Sister. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North SisterN 358°3,075 m4.4 mi
Middle SisterNNW 347°3,064 m3.2 mi
Hodge CrestSE 134°3,060 m0.4 mi
Broken TopESE 112°2,795.93 m3.7 mi
Mount BachelorSSE 155°2,764 m9.5 mi
Broken HandESE 107°2,556.053 m4.7 mi
Ball ButteESE 119°2,467.356 m5.3 mi
Little BrotherNNW 345°2,380.5 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:20
June solstice05:2520:1020:55
September equinox06:5518:2819:06
December solstice07:4015:4516:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313338435057656456453630
Precip in1.71.41.30.81.51.00.60.60.61.12.22.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sisters, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1150082 — South Sister, Deschutes County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357315877

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