South Sister
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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.
The story
Mountain in Oregon, United States of America.
Wikidata Q32999754, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,158.5 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 8.1 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
- 14.8 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 24.5 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
Overlooks nearby
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Vista Butte Sno-Park · 12 mi
- Windy Point · 13 mi
- Arlies Rock/North Gateway Information Viewpoint · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Sisters Fine Woodworking: 17.3 mi
- Mountain Bike: 17.7 mi
- "Chicken": 18.7 mi
- Coyote: 20.1 mi
- Milky Way: 20.7 mi
- Phoenix Falls: 4.3 mi
- Howlaak Falls: 4.8 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Indian Hole Falls: 4.9 mi
- Upper Chush Falls: 5.0 mi
- Linton Spring: 3.5 mi
- Sister Springs: 5.0 mi
- Blacktail Spring: 5.5 mi
- Soda Spring: 5.7 mi
- Pole Creek Spring: 6.7 mi
- Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area): 8.0 mi
- Indian Ford Meadow Preserve: 19.3 mi
- Willow Springs Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Camp Polk Meadow Preserve: 19.8 mi
- Aspen Hollow Preserve: 21.1 mi
- 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
- Lane Plateau: 5.1 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 6.1 mi
- Obsidian Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Cougar Buttress: 11.9 mi
- Power lines cliff: 15.5 mi
- 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
- Secret Garden: 15.1 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- Miller's Landing Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- Franklin's Corner Community Garden: 23.9 mi
- Sisters Museum: 17.0 mi
- Deschutes Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
- The High Desert Museum: 23.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 22.7 mi
- Peace Statue: 22.9 mi
- Terrence Hardington Foley: 24.3 mi
- Bigelow Hot Spring: 17.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Sister | N 358° | 3,075 m | 4.4 mi |
| Middle Sister | NNW 347° | 3,064 m | 3.2 mi |
| Hodge Crest | SE 134° | 3,060 m | 0.4 mi |
| Broken Top | ESE 112° | 2,796 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mount Bachelor | SSE 155° | 2,764 m | 9.5 mi |
| Broken Hand | ESE 107° | 2,556 m | 4.7 mi |
| Ball Butte | ESE 119° | 2,467 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Brother | NNW 345° | 2,381 m | 5.4 mi |
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 | 15:45 | 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, 17 mi away.
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
Day trips start here
- Bend · 23 mi
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