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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]

Mount Bishop
Mount Bishop
Location on Alberta and British Columbia border
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[3]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeElk Range
Topo mapNTS 82J7 Mount Head[3]

See also



References


  1. "Mount Bishop". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. "Mount Bishop". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  3. "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.


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