Mount Edith

Mount Edith is a mountain located in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park. Situated in the Sawback Range, it comprises three limestone peaks (south, centre, north) with the southern peak being the highest followed by the centre and northern peaks respectively. All three peaks can be scrambled with the southern peak demanding the highest difficulty on the west side.^[1]

Mount Edith
Mount Edith with trail to summit
Highest point
Elevation	2,554 m (8,379 ft)[1]
Prominence	192 m (630 ft)[2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°12′04″N 115°39′46″W[3]
Geography
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Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Sawback Range Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82O4 Banff
Geology
Rock age	Devonian[1]
Mountain type	Limestone[1]
Climbing
First ascent	1900 by J. Norman Collie and P. Stevens[2]
Easiest route	Moderate/difficult scrambling for each peak

The mountain was named in 1886 for Edith Orde who worked as an assistant to Lady Agnes Macdonald, the wife of Canada's first prime minister.^[4][2]

Geology

Mount Edith is composed of limestone, a sedimentary rock laid down during the Devonian period.^[1] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Edith is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[6] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C. Weather conditions during summer months are optimum for climbing.

See also

• List of mountains of Canada
• Geology of Alberta
• Mountains of Alberta