Bishop Mountain
| Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Mount BishopOfficial |
| Relative Location: | N of Elsay Lake, between Seymour River and Indian Arm at NW side of Mount Seymour Provincial Park, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°25'48"N, 122°55'37"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Bishop Mountain adopted in 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 5B, 1919; form changed to Mount Bishop 3 May 1951 on 92G, as had been labelled on BC map 2B, 1914. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |