Mount Fifi

Mount Fifi, in the Sawback Range of Banff National Park in Alberta, was named in 1886 after Fifi, the dog of Edith Orde, on the same trip that also named Mount Louis and Mount Edith. The mountain is formed of limestone and other sedimentary rock deposited in shallow seas from the Precambrian to the Jurassic. During the Laramide orogeny, these layers were pushed eastward and thrust over younger rock, reflecting the broader mountain-building that shaped the Canadian Rockies. Mount Fifi stands in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, mild summers, and severe winter temperatures, while summer generally offers the best climbing conditions.

Alberta · Canada