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 | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,850 m (9,350 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 359 m (1,178 ft)[2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 50°26′24″N 114°52′35″W / 50.44000°N 114.87639°W[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Parent range | Elk Range |
Topo map | NTS 82J7 Mount Head[3] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mount Bishop". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- ^ a b "Mount Bishop". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ a b "Mount Bishop". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ^ 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.