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.

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 →
county	Deschutes County NERFINISHED →
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 (on its west side, shared with Middle Sister) →
hasNearbyTrailhead	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 Highway → McKenzie Pass →
locatedIn	Oregon → 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 (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Renfrew Glacier →	associatedWith
Three Sisters Wilderness →	contains
Eugene Glacier →	hasMountain
Three Sisters →	hasPart
South Sister →	hasSummitViewOf
Middle Sister →	isHigherThan
Thayer Glacier →	locatedOn
Collier Glacier →	locatedOnSlopeOf
Linton Glacier →	near
Lava Glacier →	nearestMajorPeaks
Middle Sister →	neighboringPeak
South Sister Climber Trail →	viewOf