Three Sisters (Alberta)

For other uses, see Three Sisters (disambiguation).

Three Sisters
The Three Sisters reflected in the Bow River
Elevation	2,936 m (9,633 ft)
Location
Three Sisters Alberta, Canada
Range	South Banff Range, Canadian Rockies
Coordinates	51°00′50″N 115°21′00″W
Topo map	NTS 82O/03
Climbing
First ascent	1887 by J.J. McArthur

The Three Sisters are a trio of peaks near Canmore, Alberta, Canada. They are known individually as Big Sister (Faith), Middle Sister (Charity) and Little Sister (Hope).

It was Albert Rogers, a nephew of Major Rogers, the discoverer of Rogers Pass in the Selkirk Mountains, who named the three peaks in 1883. He recalled, "There had been quite a heavy snowstorm in the night, and when we got up in the morning and looked out of the tent I noticed each of the three peaks had a heavy veil of snow on the north side and I said to the boys, 'Look at the Three Nuns.' They were called the Three Nuns for quite a while but later were called the 'Three Sisters,' more Protestant like I suppose." The name "Three Sisters" first appeared on Dr. George Dawson's map of 1886 and it is quite likely it was he who thought that the name Three Sisters would be more appropriate.

Peaks

Peak	metres	feet	Coordinates	First Ascent
Big Sister (Faith)	2,936	9,632	51°00′50″N 115°21′00″W	1887
Middle Sister (Charity)	2,769	9,084	51°01′00″N 115°20′00″W	1921
Little Sister (Hope)	2,694	8,840	51°01′30″N 115°20′00″W	1925

Big Sister is a moderate scramble on southwestern slopes while Middle Sister is an easy scramble from Stewart Creek. Little Sister is a more difficult ascent requiring technical climbing skills.

Three Sisters seen from Pigeon Mountain

Three Sisters seen from Canmore

External links

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