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FIPS code. 41-67950 [3] GNIS feature ID. 1127008 [4] Website. www.ci.sisters.or.us. Sisters is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,038 at the 2010 census.
The Three Sisters are closely spaced volcanic peaks in the U.S. state of Oregon. They are part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, a segment of the Cascade Range in western North America extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. Each over 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) in elevation, they are the third ...
Dee Wright Observatory is located in the Willamette National Forest 15 miles (24 km) west of Sisters, Oregon on Route 242. The highway is part of the McKenzie-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway. McKenzie Pass is 5,325 feet (1,623 m) above sea level, and winter snow and the narrow road surface requires McKenzie Pass to be closed to motor vehicles from ...
U.S. Highway 20 US 20 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by ODOT Length 451.25 mi (726.22 km) Existed 1940–present Major junctions West end US 101 in Newport Major intersections OR 34 in Philomath OR 99W in Corvallis I-5 in Albany OR 126 west of Santiam Pass US 97 in Bend US 395 in Riley US 26 in Vale East end US 20 / US 26 at the Idaho state line Location Country United States ...
Broken Top is a complex stratovolcano. It lies northwest of Ball Butte and southeast of South Sister (part of the Three Sisters complex volcano), which is located at longitude 121.7° W and latitude 44.08° N. It has an elevation of 9,186 feet (2,800 m), with a volume of 2.4 cubic miles (10 km 3 ). [1] Like other Cascade volcanoes, Broken Top ...
Name Elevation Coordinates USGS Map GNIS ID ; Abbot Pass: 3,550 ft (1,080 m) Wapinitia Pass: 1136999: Agness Pass: 2,372 ft (723 m) Illahe: 1155753: Alsea Summit
Mount Rainier is a stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc that consists of lava flows, debris flows, and pyroclastic ejecta and flows. Its early volcanic deposits are estimated at more than 840,000 years old and are part of the Lily Formation (about 2.9 million to 840,000 years ago).
Mount Thielsen ( Klamath: hisc’akwaleeʔas ), [4] is an extinct shield volcano in the Oregon High Cascades, near Mount Bailey. Because eruptive activity ceased 250,000 years ago, glaciers have heavily eroded the volcano's structure, creating precipitous slopes and a horn-like peak. The spire-like shape of Thielsen attracts lightning strikes ...