Mount Bishop (Camelsfoot Range)

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Mount Bishop
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Mount Bishop
Location in British Columbia
Mount Bishop (Camelsfoot Range)
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Highest point
Elevation 1,721 m (5,646 ft) [1]
Prominence 231 m (758 ft) [1]
Coordinates 50°54′13″N122°11′26″W / 50.90361°N 122.19056°W / 50.90361; -122.19056 [2]
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
District Lillooet Land District
Topo map NTS   92J16 Bridge River

Mount Bishop is a mountain in the Camelsfoot Range in the Lillooet Country of the Central Interior of British Columbia. Named for an old settler, it is located four km north of the settlement of Moha, which is at the confluence of the Bridge and Yalakom Rivers. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Bishop". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Bishop". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2010-04-02.