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North Sister, also known as "Faith", is the oldest and most highly eroded of the three, with zigzagging rock pinnacles between glaciers. [36] It is a shield volcano that overlays a more ancient shield volcano named Little Brother. [43] North Sister is 5 mi (8 km) wide, [43] and its summit elevation is 10,090 ft (3,075 m).
Linton Falls, is a multi-step waterfall of 8 tiers located in the heart of the Three Sisters Wilderness, just east of the North Sister volcano on Oregon Route 242 in Lane County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] It totals 615 feet fall in eight drops, the tallest and last drop is 85 feet.
East of Sisters the two highways split, with 126 heading to Redmond and 20 going to Bend. [8] West of Sisters, the road splits once more, with the McKenzie Highway becoming Oregon Route 242 [8] and running west over the McKenzie Pass (a summertime-only scenic route over the Cascades.) The Santiam Highway proceeds over the Santiam Pass.
Due to thick smoke in the area, the Oregon Department of Transportation closed Oregon Route 242 between Sisters and the Route 126 junction. In addition, approximately 1,600 residents of the Sisters area were told to prepare to evacuate their homes in case the fire began to burn north toward the community.
Wizard Falls, was a waterfall located in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was located in a privileged area on the northwest foothills of Deschutes National Forest, just north of Black Butte and the city of Sisters, Oregon. To the west sits volcano Three Fingered Jack, between Mount Washington to the South and Mount Jefferson to ...
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a ruling that Oregon defendants must be released from jail after seven days if they don’t have a defense attorney. In its decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit ...
Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist - Franciscan, the sisters have a retreat center in Bridal Veil and they also run the Franciscan Montessori Earth School & St. Francis Academy in Portland [1] Queen of Angels Monastery - Benedictine, Mt. Angel; Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon - Beaverton
Corbett State Park covers 63 acres (25 ha) of forest and meadow above the south shore of Blue Lake, east of the Cascade Range in Central Oregon. [1] [2] The park is just south of Highway 20, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Santiam Pass and 14 miles (23 km) west of Sisters. The park’s elevation ranges from 3,468 feet (1,057 m) at the shore of Blue ...