Mount Fifi

Mount Fifi is located in the Sawback Range of Banff National Park, Alberta. It was named in 1886 after Edith Orde's dog Fifi. Mount Louis, Mount Edith, and Mount Fifi were named on the trip.^[1][3]

Mount Fifi
Mount Fifi seen from Johnson Lake
Highest point
Elevation	2,621 m (8,599 ft)[1]
Prominence	106 m (348 ft)[note 1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°13′19″N 115°41′26″W[2]
Geography
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Parent range	Sawback Range Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82O4 Banff[2]
Climbing
First ascent	1921 L.S. Crosby, J.W.A. Hickson, Edward Feuz Jr.[1][3]

Geology

Mount Fifi is composed of limestone, a sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.^[4] 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 Fifi is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Weather conditions during summer months are optimum for climbing.

Gallery

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  Mount Louis (left) and Mount Fifi (right)

See also

• List of mountains of Canada
• Geology of Alberta