Mount Bishop (Elk Range)

Coordinates: 50°26′24″N 114°52′35″W / 50.44000°N 114.87639°W / 50.44000; -114.87639
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Mount Bishop
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,850 m (9,350 ft)[1]
Prominence359 m (1,178 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°26′24″N 114°52′35″W / 50.44000°N 114.87639°W / 50.44000; -114.87639[3]
Geography
Mount Bishop is located in Canada
Mount Bishop
Mount Bishop
Location on Alberta and British Columbia border
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeElk Range
Topo mapNTS 82J7 Mount Head[3]

Mount Bishop is a mountain named in 1918 after W.A. "Billy" Bishop VC who was a Colonel and a Canadian fighter pilot awarded the Victoria Cross during World War I.[4] It is located in the Elk Range of the Canadian Rockies and sits on the Continental Divide, which forms the British Columbia-Alberta border in this area.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b "Mount Bishop". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Bishop". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Bishop". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  4. ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.