The Three Sisters is a
mountain
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immediately north of
Fernie, British Columbia
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, northwest of the confluence of Fairy Creek with the
Elk River.
It should not be confused with the
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Rockies' peaks of the
same name
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, located further north outside
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.
The summit on the middle sister is the highest point in the Fernie area, at . The Three Sisters is a popular subject for photographers.
Local legend states this peak came about because a young
Indian
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chief could not choose between three girls for a wife, so he was turned into
Mount Proctor. The maidens were so distraught, they prayed to be turned into mountains as well, and became the Three Sisters.
Gallery
File:WaterGateFernie.JPG, Heiko's Trail, Water Gate, Three Sisters hike
File:ThreeSistersHikeFernie2.JPG, Heiko's Trail, Three Sisters hike
File:BisarroCaveFernie.JPG, Heiko's Trail, Bisaro cave, Three Sisters hike
File:ThreeSistersFernieHike.JPG, Heiko's Trail, Waterfall along the way, Three Sisters hike
See also
*
Three Sisters Range
The Three Sisters Range is a subrange of the Stikine Ranges, located northwest of junction of the Stikine and McBride Rivers in northern British Columbia, Canada and to the southeast of the community of Dease Lake
Dease Lake is a small ...
References
Elk Valley (British Columbia)
Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Continental Ranges
Kootenay Land District
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