The Three Sisters
Three Sisters Mountain Peaks - Day 66 - Daily Content Challenge
Today’s picture is one I took two days ago of the Three Sisters. I have another picture taken one summer when my sisters were visiting me from Nova Scotia. We took a selfie showing the three sisters standing in front of the Three Sisters.
These Three Sisters are a trio of peaks near Canmore, Alberta, Canada. When Canmore was known as a mining town, the three peaks were first named the Three Nuns. There was a winter storm that left the peaks snow-capped and they looked like nuns in white veils.
In 1886, a Canadian geologist, George Dawson renamed the three peaks to the Three Sisters. They are known as Big Sister, Middle Sister (that’s me!) and Little Sister.
In the traditional language of the Stoney Nakoda or Îyârhe Nakoda the three peaks are also referred to as the Three Sisters. The name refers to a story of the old man or trickster, named Ĩ-ktomnĩ, who would promise ‘three sisters’ in marriage whenever he was in trouble.
The tallest peak is 2,936 m or just over 9,600 feet. There is a 3.1 mile out and back trail located near Canmore called the Three Sisters Pass. This trail is rated as difficult and is primarily used for hiking, rock climbing, and snowshoeing.
I also discovered there are ‘Three Sisters’ in two other countries. There is a Three Sisters in NSW, Australia and one in Oregon, USA. Each of them names the three peaks, Big Sister, Middle Sister, and Little Sister or Faith, Hope and Charity.
