Mount Bishop (Canada)

Mount Bishop (Canada)
Mount Bishop
Mount Bishop is located in Alberta
Mount Bishop
Location in Alberta
Elevation 2,850 m (9,350 ft) [1]
Prominence 359 m (1,178 ft)
Location
Location Alberta, British Columbia, Canada
Range Elk Range
Coordinates 50°26′24″N 114°52′36″W / 50.44°N 114.87667°W / 50.44; -114.87667Coordinates: 50°26′24″N 114°52′36″W / 50.44°N 114.87667°W / 50.44; -114.87667
Topo map NTS 82J/07

Mount Bishop 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. It is located in the Elk Range of the Canadian Rockies and is located on the Continental Divide, which forms the British Columbia-Alberta border in this area.[1][2]

See also

  • Mountains of Alberta
  • Mountains of British Columbia
  • List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border

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