North Sister

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mountain stratovolcano volcanic peak

North Sister is the eroded northernmost stratovolcano of Oregon’s Three Sisters in the Cascade Range, known for its rugged, glaciated peak and challenging alpine climbs.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
North Sister canonical	26
North Sister volcanic cone	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ volcanic peak ⓘ
age	Pleistocene ⓘ
climbingClassification	challenging alpine climb ⓘ
climbingHazard	exposed sections ⓘ loose rock ⓘ seasonal ice and snow ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Deschutes County ⓘ
elevation	about 10,085 feet ⓘ about 3074 meters ⓘ
firstAscent	19th century (exact date uncertain) ⓘ
geologicalProvince	Cascade Volcanic Arc ⓘ
hasFeature	glaciated slopes ⓘ rocky ridges ⓘ steep faces ⓘ
hasGlacier	Collier Glacier ⓘ surface form: Collier Glacier (on its west side, shared with Middle Sister)
hasNearbyTrailhead	Obsidian Limited Entry Area ⓘ surface form: Obsidian Trailhead Pole Creek Trailhead ⓘ
hasRelativeLocation	north of Middle Sister ⓘ north of South Sister ⓘ
hasSiblingPeak	Middle Sister ⓘ South Sister ⓘ
hasSummitDifficulty	often considered the most difficult of the Three Sisters to climb ⓘ
hasSummitFeature	heavily eroded summit ⓘ rugged peak ⓘ
isVisibleFrom	Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway ⓘ surface form: Cascade Lakes Highway McKenzie Pass ⓘ
locatedIn	Oregon ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedInMountainRange	Cascade Range ⓘ
mountainType	eroded stratovolcano ⓘ
nameLanguage	English ⓘ
nearestTown	Sisters, Oregon ⓘ
partOf	Three Sisters ⓘ
popularFor	alpine climbing ⓘ backcountry skiing (nearby areas) ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ
positionInGroup	northernmost of the Three Sisters ⓘ
prominence	approximately 1,500 feet ⓘ
region	Central Oregon Cascades ⓘ
rockType	andesite ⓘ basaltic andesite ⓘ
state	Oregon ⓘ
volcanoStatus	extinct or greatly eroded ⓘ
withinProtectedArea	Deschutes National Forest ⓘ
withinWildernessArea	Three Sisters Wilderness ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Three Sisters → hasPart → North Sister ⓘ

Three Sisters Wilderness → contains → North Sister ⓘ

Middle Sister → neighboringPeak → North Sister ⓘ

Middle Sister → isHigherThan → North Sister ⓘ

Collier Glacier → locatedOnSlopeOf → North Sister ⓘ

South Sister Climber Trail → viewOf → North Sister ⓘ

South Sister → hasSummitViewOf → North Sister ⓘ

Linton Glacier → near → North Sister ⓘ

Eugene Glacier → hasMountain → North Sister ⓘ

Lava Glacier → nearestMajorPeaks → North Sister ⓘ

Thayer Glacier → locatedOn → North Sister ⓘ

Renfrew Glacier → associatedWith → North Sister ⓘ

Volcanoes of Oregon → hasNotableMember → North Sister ⓘ

Three Sisters volcanic complex → hasPart → North Sister ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Sister volcanic cone

Obsidian Limited Entry Area → near → North Sister ⓘ

McKenzie Pass → hasViewOf → North Sister ⓘ

Central Oregon Cascades → hasVolcano → North Sister ⓘ

South Ridge route → hasSummitViewOf → North Sister ⓘ

Charity → isYoungerThan → North Sister ⓘ

Glaciers of the Three Sisters → clingsTo → North Sister ⓘ

Collier Cone → locatedNear → North Sister ⓘ

Collier Cone → builtOnFlankOf → North Sister ⓘ

Collier Cone → parentPeak → North Sister ⓘ

Collier Cone → isYoungerThan → North Sister ⓘ

Pole Creek Trailhead → givesAccessTo → North Sister ⓘ

Three Sisters (mountains) → hasPart → North Sister ⓘ