Seven Sisters Peaks

Seven Sister Peaks
Seven Sister Peaks
	Seven Sisters Peaks (plus Orion Peak)
Highest point
Peak	Weeskinisht Peak
Elevation	2,747 m (9,012 ft)
Prominence	1,862 m (6,109 ft)
Parent peak	Howson Peak
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia; Ultras of Canada 51st; Canada highest major peaks 95th;
Coordinates	54°58′03″N 128°13′56″W / 54.96737°N 128.23216°W
Geography
	Seven Sister Peaks Location in British Columbia Seven Sister Peaks Location in Canada
	Interactive map of Seven Sister Peaks
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Range 5 Coast Land District
Protected area	Seven Sisters Provincial Park
Range coordinates	54°58′25″N 128°12′39″W / 54.97361°N 128.21083°W
Parent range	Bulkley Ranges; Hazelton Mountains; Interior Mountains;
Topo map	NTS 103I16 Dorreen
Climbing
First ascent	1941 Neal Carter, K. Carter, G. Baker, J. Cade

Seven Sisters Peaks is a 2,747-metre (9,012-foot) multi-summit massif located in the Bulkley Ranges of the Interior Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The massif is situated within Seven Sisters Provincial Park and Protected Area, 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Cedarvale, south of Orion Peak, and surrounded by Seven Sisters Glacier. The highest peak of the seven is called Weeskinisht Peak. Precipitation runoff from the mountain and meltwater from the glacier drains into tributaries of the Skeena River. The nearest higher peak is Howson Peak, 68.8 km (43 mi) to the south-southeast.^[2]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Seven Sisters Peaks is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

Etymology

Seven Sisters Mountain was the name adopted in 1948, but the mountain's toponym was changed and officially adopted October 4, 1951, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[3]

The individually named peaks of the massif from west to east are Tlooki Peak, Weeskinisht Peak, Tagai Peak, Tingi Peak, Kitshin Peak, Kletoosho Peak, and Tuatoosho Peak, which are the Tsimshian/Gitxsan words for One, "Top of the Mountain", Three, Four, Five, Six, and Seven, respectively. With the exception of Weeskinisht, the other names were submitted by Neal M. Carter of the Alpine Club of Canada and officially adopted in 1977.^[6]

Summits of Seven Sisters Peaks

Name	Elevation	Prominence	First ascent	Reference
Tlooki Peak	2,571 m (8,435 ft)	121 m (397 ft)	1958 Chris Mair	^[7]
Weeskinisht Peak	2,747 m (9,012 ft)	1,862 m (6,109 ft)	1941 Neal Carter	^[4]
Tagai Peak	2,660 m (8,730 ft)	130 m (430 ft)	1962 Shives & Brown	^[8]
Tingi Peak	2,534 m (8,314 ft)	49 m (161 ft)		^[9]
Kitshin Peak	2,580 m (8,460 ft)	170 m (560 ft)		^[10]
Kletoosho Peak	2,597 m (8,520 ft)	207 m (679 ft)		^[11]
Tuatoosho Peak	2,621 m (8,599 ft)	251 m (823 ft)		^[12]

Gallery

Seven Sisters Peaks seen with Orion Peak (furthermost right), and Skeena River
Left to right: Tuatoosho, Kletoosho, Kitshin, Tingi, Tagai, Weeskinisht, Tlooki.
The peaks as seen from the Yellowhead Highway and Skeena River
Tingi Peak (left) and Tagai Peak (right)
Tlooki Peak (left), Weeskinisht Peak, and Tagai Peak (right) seen from south.
Weeskinisht Peak (left), Orion Peak (right).