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{{Short description|Mountain in Canada}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Edith
| name = Mount Edith
| photo =
| photo = File:Mount Edith (30006941678).jpg
| photo_caption =
| photo_caption = Mount Edith with trail to summit
| elevation_m = 2554
| elevation_m = 2554
| elevation_ref = <ref name="Kane">{{cite book|title=Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies|author=Alan Kane|publisher=Rocky Mountain Books|year=1999|isbn=0-921102-67-4|pages=201–202|title-link=Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies}}</ref>
| elevation_ref = <ref name=peakfinder>[http://peakfinder.com/peakfinder.ASP?PeakName=Mount+Edith PeakFinder]</ref>
| prominence_m = 192
| prominence_m = 192
| prominence_ref= <ref name=bivouac>{{cite bivouac|id=1523|name=Mount Edith|accessdate=2009-02-22}}</ref>
| prominence_ref =
| map = Canada Alberta
| listing = [[Mountains of Alberta]]
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| map_caption = Location in Alberta
| map_size = 200
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| label_position = right
| location = [[Alberta|Alberta, Canada]]
| location = [[Alberta|Alberta, Canada]]
| range = [[Sawback Range]]
| range = [[Sawback Range]]<br />[[Canadian Rockies]]
| map = Alberta#Canada
| lat_d = 51 | lat_m = 12 | lat_s = 18 | lat_NS = N
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| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada
| long_d = 115 | long_m = 40 | long_s = 12 | long_EW = W
| coordinates_ref =
| map_size = 225
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| label_position = right
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| topo = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] 82O/04
| coordinates = {{coord|51|12|04|N|115|39|46|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| first_ascent = 1900 J. Norman Collie, P. Stevens
| coordinates_ref = <ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id=IAFVD|name=Mount Edith|accessdate=2013-05-18}}</ref>
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| topo = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|O|4}}
| type = [[Limestone]]<ref name="Kane"/> | age = [[Devonian]]<ref name="Kane"/>
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| first_ascent = 1900 by [[J. Norman Collie]] and P.&nbsp;Stevens<ref name=bivouac/>
| easiest_route = Moderate/difficult scrambling for each peak
| 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 [[scrambling|scrambled]] with the southern peak demanding the highest difficulty on the west side.<ref name="Kane"/>
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'''Mount Edith''' was named in 1886 for Edith Orde who worked as an assistant to [[Agnes Macdonald, 1st Baroness Macdonald of Earnscliffe|Lady Agnes Macdonald]], the wife of Canada's first [[Prime Minister of Canada|prime minister]]. It is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta.<ref>[http://peakfinder.com/peakfinder.ASP?PeakName=Mount+Edith Peakfinder]</ref><ref>[http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1523 Mount Edith]</ref>

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The mountain was named in 1886 for Edith Orde who worked as an assistant to [[Agnes Macdonald, 1st Baroness Macdonald of Earnscliffe|Lady Agnes Macdonald]], the wife of Canada's first [[Prime Minister of Canada|prime minister]].<ref name=peakfinder>{{cite peakfinder |id=414 |name=Mount Edith |accessdate=2019-08-20}}</ref><ref name=bivouac/>

==Geology==

Mount Edith is composed of [[limestone]], a [[sedimentary rock]] laid down during the [[Devonian]] period.<ref name="Kane"/> Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the [[Laramide orogeny]].<ref name=gadd>{{cite journal|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}</ref>

==Climate==

Based on the [[Köppen climate classification]], Mount Edith is located in a [[subarctic climate]] with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. |name-list-style=amp | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 |issue=5 | pages = 1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P |s2cid=9654551 | issn = 1027-5606|doi-access=free }}</ref> Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C. Weather conditions during summer months are optimum for climbing.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of mountains of Canada]]
*[[Geology of Alberta]]
*[[Mountains of Alberta]]
*[[Mountains of Alberta]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
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{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}
* National Park Service web site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/banff Banff National Park]


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{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}
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[[Category:Mountains of Alberta|Edith]]
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[[Category:Two-thousanders of Alberta]]

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[[Category:Mountains of Banff National Park]]
{{Alberta-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Sawback Range]]

Latest revision as of 21:15, 3 December 2024

Mount Edith
Mount Edith with trail to summit
Highest point
Elevation2,554 m (8,379 ft)[1]
Prominence192 m (630 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°12′04″N 115°39′46″W / 51.20111°N 115.66278°W / 51.20111; -115.66278[3]
Geography
Mount Edith is located in Alberta
Mount Edith
Mount Edith
Location in Alberta
Mount Edith is located in Canada
Mount Edith
Mount Edith
Location in Canada
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeSawback Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82O4 Banff
Geology
Rock ageDevonian[1]
Mountain typeLimestone[1]
Climbing
First ascent1900 by J. Norman Collie and P. Stevens[2]
Easiest routeModerate/difficult scrambling for each peak

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]

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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Alan Kane (1999). Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 201–202. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Edith". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  3. ^ "Mount Edith". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  4. ^ "Mount Edith". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  5. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
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