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Sisters
The Sisters are three gigantic volcanic peaks of the Cascade Range and Cascade Volcanic Arc located in the Oregon State of America, all peaks have the elevation more than 10,000 ft. These peaks are positioned in the Three Sisters Wilderness, about 15 miles far in the southwest side from the adjoining town of Sisters, Oregon State.
Sisters peaks have the position in the state of Oregon, They are known as the third, fourth, and fifth uppermost peaks in the state.
Among the three sisters peaks the North Sister is 10,085 ft high from the ground, It is also got famed as the oldest peak among the three sisters. It has towering rocky peak and glaciers. Climbing on the north peak is the toughest and the most dangerous among the Three Sisters, due to its stage of corrosion, and high rock falls.
The Middle Sister Peak is the lowest height peak; the height of this peak is 10,047 ft. It is the least and most inadequately deliberated peak. It is in the middle aged peak.
The South Sister is 10,358 ft high. It is the juvenile and highest volcano of the trio. The south sister is a stratovolcano; the latest eruption was happen in this peak about 1600 years ago. The peak is near to lake known as Teardrop Pool, which is frozen most of the time except in the summers; the lake is the highest in the state of Oregon. Climbing is tough on the south peak, it is long and steep.
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