Bishops Cap

Bishops Cap

Bishops Cap along the Garden Wall
Elevation 9,127 ft (2,782 m)[1]
Location Flathead County, Montana, Glacier County, Montana, US
Range Lewis Range
Coordinates 48°43′29″N 113°42′33″W / 48.72472°N 113.70917°W / 48.72472; -113.70917Coordinates: 48°43′29″N 113°42′33″W / 48.72472°N 113.70917°W / 48.72472; -113.70917[2]
Topo map USGS Logan Pass, MT

Bishops Cap (9,127 feet (2,782 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[1][3] Located above the Garden Wall and straddling the Continental Divide, when viewed from the south at Logan Pass, the peak appears to resemble a Bishop's headwear.[3] The name Bishops Cap is descriptive only, and there's no known origin.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bishops Cap, Montana" (map). Acme Mapper. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Bishops Cap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
  3. 1 2 "Bishops Cap". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  4. ↑ Holterman, Jack (2006). Place Names of Glacier National Park. Helena, MT: Riverbend Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 1-931832-68-4.


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