Mount Edith
| Mount Edith | |
|---|---|
Mount Edith with trail to summit | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,554 m (8,379 ft) |
| Prominence | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°12′04″N 115°39′46″W / 51.20111°N 115.66278°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Sawback Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82O4 Banff |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Devonian |
| Mountain type | Limestone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1900 by J. Norman Collie and P. Stevens |
| Easiest route | Moderate/difficult scrambling for each peak |
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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.
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.