The Three Sisters are a trio of peaks near Canmore, Alberta. They are known individually as Big Sister, Middle Sister and Little Sister. The trio was originally named The Three Nuns by George Mercer Dawson in 1886, who later changed it to its current name. The three peaks of Three Sisters Mountain at Canmore, Alberta Canmore(51°05′ N 115°20′ W Elevation: 4800 feet) is a town in Alberta, Canada with a permanent population of 11,458 (2003 municipal census). ... George Mercer Dawson (August 1, 1849-March 2, 1901) was a Canadian scientist and surveyor. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 _ Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
Peak
metres
feet
Latitude (N)
Longitude (W)
First Ascent
Big Sister
2,936
9,632
51°00′50″
115°21′
1887
Middle Sister
2,769
9,084
51°01′00″
115°20′
1921
Little Sister
2,694
8,840
51°01′30″
115°20′
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. Scrambling is a category of climbing that does not entail the use of any ropes on the ascent or descent. ...
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