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Three Sisters Wilderness Climbing

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Areas in Three Sisters Wilderness

Broken Top 5

Middle Sister 3

North Sister 5

South Sister 7

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Elevation:	8,404 ft	2,562 m
GPS:	44.14659, -121.7755 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

An alpine area in central Oregon with five peaks over 9,000'. South Sister,
Middle Sister, North Sister, Broken Top, and Bachelor Butte.
There are glaciers on the mountains, and many alpine lakes and
streams in the wilderness area, along with meadows and forests.

South Sister is the third tallest peak in Oregon at 10,358'.
North Sister is the fourth tallest peak in Oregon at 10,085'.
Middle Sister is the fifth tallest peak in Oregon at 10,047'.

Established Jan. 1, 1964. The area contains 286,708 acres.

The rock is volcanic junk.

Three Sisters Marathon:
The goal is to summit North Sister, Middle Sister, and South Sister in a day. It was first done on Aug., 8, 1931 by Cliff Stalsburg, Ed Johnson, and Don Woods.

Getting There

From Interstate 5 in Salem, drive route 22 east, toward the town of Sisters and Bend.
Northwest Forest Pass required to park at most trailheads.
From Interstate 5 in Eugene, drive route 126 east toward Bend.

Nearest city is Bend, OR.

20 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Three Sisters Wilderness

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

Easy Snow 48 ● South Side Route Snow, Alpine S Sister
Easy Snow 17 ● North Ridge (Renfrew Glacier) Snow, Alpine Middle Sister
Mod. Snow 7 ● Southeast Ridge Snow, Alpine Middle Sister
Mod. Snow 11 ● North Ridge (Hayden Glacier) Snow, Alpine Middle Sister
3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a 4 ● Old Crater Route Trad, Alpine S Sister
4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b AI2 Steep Snow 21 ● South Ridge Ice, Snow, Alpine N Sister
Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c 36 ● Northwest Ridge Trad, Alpine Broken Top