South Sister Devil's lake trailhead

Activity Notes

Overview

With the summit elevation of 10363 ft., South Sister aka "Charity" is Oregon third highest mountain. It is also the youngest of Three Sisters, the most recent eruption was about 2000 years ago.

We will climb the south route, that starts at Devils Lake trailhead, and reaches the summit in 5.5 miles, gaining 4900 ft. of elevation. This time of the year the route is snow free, and does not require any special climbing gear. It is exposed to elements, therefore we will start early morning (alpine start), to avoid being on the sun, especially on our way up.

The climb leader has the Central Cascades Wilderness Permit that is required to climb South Sister

Rough Schedule

• Saturday, morning: Head from Portland to the Devils Lake trailhead. It is about 25 miles west from Bend, OR

  • NW Forest Pass or America the Beautiful pass is required to park at the trailhead. It is advised to purchase a pass in advance

• Saturday, afternoon: Prepare backpacks for the early morning start. Have a dinner and take a nap
• Sunday, 1:00 AM: Wake up, have a snack, get ready to climb
• Sunday, 2:00 AM: Start climbing
• Sunday, 9:00 AM: Summit
• Sunday 2:00 PM: Return back at the trailhead