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South Sister, Oregon

10,358 feet, 3157 meters

Alternate Name(s)Big Sister
SubpeaksHodge Crest (10,039 ft/3060 m)
Peak TypeVolcano
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)44° 6' N; 121° 46' W
44.103548, -121.769378 (Dec Deg)
598493E 4884110N Zone 10 (UTM)
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceOregon
County/Second Level RegionDeschutes (Highest Point)
Lane (Highest Point)
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Lists that contain South Sister:
     USA Lower 48 Peaks with 5000 feet of Prominence (Rank #35)
     Cascade Range 9000-foot Peaks (Rank #12)
     High Points of Counties Crossed by the Pacific Crest Trail (Rank #21)
     Oregon County High Points (Rank #5)
     Cascade Volcanoes Peak Pin (Rank #10)
     Oregon County Prominence Peaks (Rank #6)
     Mazamas Sixteen Northwest Peaks Award (Rank #8)
     5000 foot Prominence CoHPs (Rank #41)
     U.S. National Forest High Points (Rank #55)
     Oregon 9000-foot Peaks (Rank #3)
     USA Lower 48 Top 100 Peaks by Prominence (Rank #35)
     Oregon Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence (Rank #4)
     Oregon Wilderness Area High Points (Rank #3)
     USA Lower 48 Range5 High Points (Rank #152)
     Pacific Coast CoHPs (Rank #6)
     USA Lower 48 Peaks with 4000 feet of Prominence (Rank #35)
     2000-foot Prominence CoHPs - 48 States (Rank #32)
     Mazamas Cascades Award (Rank #3)
     Oregon Top 100 Peaks (Rank #3)

Selected Trip Reports from this site:
     1999-08-26 by Don Gilman
     2003-08-17 by John Naleway
     2003-08-30 by Patrick Shannon
     2003-09-07 by Jan Peter Eklund
     2006-08-11 by John Naleway
     2007 by Les Zollbrecht
     2007-09-12 by Scott Cockrell
     2008-09-27 by Jared Wolcott
     2009-08-14 by Ken Lytwyn (Unsuccessful)

View ascents of peak by registered Peakbagger.com members.

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RangesContinent: 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
OwnershipLand: Deschutes National Forest (Highest Point)/Willamette National Forest
Wilderness/Special Area: Three Sisters Wilderness Area (Highest Point)
Topo MapSouth Sister 44121-A7 1:24,000
ProminenceClean 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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Isolation39.41 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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