The Three Sisters are a trio of peaks near Canmore, Alberta

Canmore, Alberta

Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of...

, Canada

Canada

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. They are known individually as Big Sister (Faith), Middle Sister (Charity) and Little Sister (Hope).

It was Albert Rogers, a nephew of Major Rogers

A. B. Rogers

Albert Bowman Rogers , commonly known as Major A.B. Rogers, was an American surveyor now best remembered for his discovery of the Rogers Pass in British Columbia, Canada...

, the discoverer of Rogers Pass

Rogers Pass

Rogers Pass is a high mountain pass through the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia used by the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Trans-Canada Highway. The pass is a shortcut across the "Big Bend" of the Columbia River from Revelstoke on the west to Donald, near Golden, on the east...

 in the Selkirk Mountains

Selkirk Mountains

The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range spanning the northern portion of the Idaho Panhandle, eastern Washington, and southeastern British Columbia. They begin at Mica Peak near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and extend approximately 320 km north from the border. The range is bounded on its west,...

, who named the three peaks in 1883. He recalled, "There had been quite a heavy snowstorm in the night, and when we got up in the morning and looked out of the tent I noticed each of the three peaks had a heavy veil of snow on the north side and I said to the boys, 'Look at the Three Nuns.' They were called the Three Nuns for quite a while but later were called the 'Three Sisters,' more Protestant

Protestantism

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 like I suppose." The name "Three Sisters" first appeared on Dr. George Dawson

George Mercer Dawson

Dr. George Mercer Dawson F.R.S., C.M.G., was a Canadian scientist and surveyor. He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the eldest son of Sir John William Dawson, Principal of McGill University and his wife, Lady Margaret Dawson...

's map of 1886 and it is quite likely it was he who thought that the name Three Sisters would be more appropriate.

Peaks

Peak	metres	feet	Coordinates	First Ascent
Big Sister (Faith)	2,936	9,632	51°00′50"N 115°21′00"W	1887
Middle Sister (Charity)	2,769	9,084	51°01′00"N 115°20′00"W	1921
Little Sister (Hope)	2,694	8,840	51°01′30"N 115°20′00"W	1925

Big Sister is a moderate scramble

Scrambling

Scrambling is a method of ascending rocky faces and ridges. It is an ambiguous term that lies somewhere between hillwalking and rock climbing. It is often distinguished from hillwalking by defining a scramble as a route where hands must be used in the ascent...

 on southwestern slopes while Middle Sister is an easy scramble from Stewart Creek. Little Sister is a more difficult ascent requiring technical climbing skills.