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South Sister, Oregon

10,358 feet, 3157 meters

Alternate Name(s)	Big Sister
Subpeaks	Hodge Crest (10,039 ft/3060 m)
Peak Type	Volcano
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	44° 6' N; 121° 46' W 44.103548, -121.769378 (Dec Deg) 598493E 4884110N Zone 10 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Oregon
County/Second Level Region	Deschutes (Highest Point) Lane (Highest Point)
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Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Pacific Ranges
Range3: Cascade Range
Range4: Oregon Cascades
Range5: Sisters Area (Highest Point)

Drainage Basins

Willamette
Columbia
Pacific Ocean

Deschutes [OR]
Columbia
Pacific Ocean

Ownership

Land: Deschutes National Forest (Highest Point)/Willamette National Forest
Wilderness/Special Area: Three Sisters Wilderness Area (Highest Point)

Topo Map

South Sister 44121-A7 1:24,000

Prominence

Clean Prominence: 5598 ft/1706 m
Optimistic Prominence: 5618 ft/1712 m
Line Parent: Mount Shasta
Key Col: Chemult, OR 4760 ft/1451 m  (20 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 4740 and 4760 feet.
    Topo Map: Chemult 43121-B7 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 43° 12' N; 121° 46' W
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Isolation

39.41 mi/63.41 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
Mount Jefferson (N)
Isolation Limit Point: 44° 40' N; 121° 48' W
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