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South Sister Climber Trail
On South Sister, Oregon Cascades
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 15–21 °C (59–70 °F)
- J-2°-9°287
- F0°-9°220
- M2°-7°198
- A5°-6°153
- M10°-2°128
- J15°1°99
- J21°5°40
- A21°5°41
- S17°2°72
- O10°-2°153
- N1°-7°314
- D-3°-10°363
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
South Sister Climber Trail is a local hiking route in Deschutes National Forest, Oregon, United States of America, about 9.9 km (6.2 mi) in length. It is on South Sister in the Oregon Cascades. It lies about 32 km southwest of Sisters.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 9.9 km · 6.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- South Sister (mountain, 3,152 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Oregon Cascades (Cascade Range › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 32 km SW of Sisters (Deschutes County, Oregon) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Deschutes National Forest
- Connects to
- Moraine Lake (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Oregon
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- 36
- Route centre
- 44.0694, -121.7685
- Route start
- 44.0553, -121.7711
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 2387300
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
Nearest trails
distance from the trail startMoraine Lake
0.8 mi · 1.2 km · Deschutes National Forest
Leconte Crater
1.2 mi · 2.0 km · Deschutes National Forest
Katsuk Pond
2.0 mi · 3.3 km · Deschutes National Forest
Wickiup Plains
2.1 mi · 3.3 km · Deschutes National Forest
Mirror Lakes
2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Deschutes National Forest
Nash Lake
2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Deschutes National Forest
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