Mount Bishop (Elk Range)

Mount Bishop
Mount Bishop
	North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,850 m (9,350 ft)
Prominence	359 m (1,178 ft)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta; Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°26′24″N 114°52′35″W / 50.44000°N 114.87639°W
Geography
	Mount Bishop Location on the Alberta–British Columbia border Mount Bishop Mount Bishop (British Columbia)
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range	Elk Range
Topo map	NTS 82J7 Mount Head

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]

References

^ ^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.