Mount Bishop (Elk Range)

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Mount Bishop
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North aspect
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″N114°52′35″W / 50.44000°N 114.87639°W / 50.44000; -114.87639 [3]
Geography
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Mount Bishop
Location in Alberta
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Mount Bishop
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Bishop
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range Elk Range
Topo map NTS 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]

See also

References

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