# Bishops Cap

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{{Short description|Mountain pass in Montana, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Bishops Cap
| image = Glacier NP Peak 8.jpg
| image_caption = Bishops Cap along the Garden Wall
| elevation_ft = 9127
| elevation_ref = <ref name=pb>{{cite peakbagger|pid=38784|title=Bishops Cap, Montana|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref>
| prominence_ft = 327
| prominence_ref = <ref name=pb/>
| isolation_mi = 0.67
| isolation_ref = <ref name="listsofjohn">{{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/16649|title=Bishops Cap - 9,127' MT|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2021-11-05}}</ref>
| parent_peak = [Pollock Mountain](/source/Pollock_Mountain) (9,195 ft)<ref name="listsofjohn"/>
| location = [Flathead County](/source/Flathead_County%2C_Montana) /[Glacier County](/source/Glacier_County%2C_Montana)<br/>[Montana](/source/Montana), US
| map = USA Montana#USA
| map_relief = 1
| map_caption = Location in Montana##Location in the United States
| range = [Lewis Range](/source/Lewis_Range)
| coordinates = {{coord|48|43|29|N|113|42|33|W|type:mountain_region:US|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|id=768903|name=Bishops Cap|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref>
| topo = [USGS](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) ''Logan Pass, MT''
| first_ascent = 
| easiest_route =
}}

'''Bishops Cap''' ({{convert|9127|ft|m|0}}) is located in the [Lewis Range](/source/Lewis_Range), [Glacier National Park](/source/Glacier_National_Park_(US)) in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Montana](/source/Montana).<ref name=topo>{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Logan Pass, MT|url=https://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.72470&lon=-113.70928&datum=nad83&zoom=4|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref> Located above the [Garden Wall](/source/Garden_Wall) and straddling the [Continental Divide](/source/Continental_Divide), when viewed from the south at [Logan Pass](/source/Logan_Pass), the peak appears to resemble a [Bishop](/source/Bishop)'s [headwear](/source/Mitre). The name Bishops Cap is descriptive only. The name has no known origin.<ref>{{cite book|last= Holterman|first=Jack|title=Place Names of Glacier National Park|publisher=Riverbend Publishing|location=Helena, MT|year=2006|isbn=1-931832-68-4|pages=34}}</ref>

== Geology ==
Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, Bishops Cap is composed of [sedimentary rock](/source/sedimentary_rock) laid down during the [Precambrian](/source/Precambrian) to [Jurassic](/source/Jurassic) periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was initially uplifted beginning 170&nbsp;million years ago when the [Lewis Overthrust](/source/Lewis_Overthrust) fault pushed an enormous slab of [precambrian](/source/precambrian) rocks {{convert|3|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} thick, {{convert|50|mi|km}} wide and {{convert|160|mi|km}} long over younger rock of the [cretaceous](/source/cretaceous) period.<ref name=gadd>{{citation|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}</ref>

== Climate ==
According to the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) system, Bishops Cap is located in an alpine [subarctic climate](/source/subarctic_climate) zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.<ref name=KGcc2007>{{Cite Köppen-Geiger cc 2007}}</ref> Winter temperatures can drop below −10&nbsp;°F with wind chill factors below −30&nbsp;°F. Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.

== Gallery ==
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File:Gould, Bishops Cap, Pollock.jpg|Mt. Gould (left), Bishops Cap (center), Pollock Mountain (right) from Mt. Oberlin
File:Slopes Above Haystack Creek.jpg|Bishops Cap (centered) with [Haystack Butte](/source/Haystack_Butte) to the right, from the northwest.
File:Avalanche Team skier on Haystack Butte.jpg|Bishops Cap (centered) seen from [Haystack Butte](/source/Haystack_Butte)
</gallery>
</div>

==See also==
* [Mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)](/source/Mountains_and_mountain_ranges_of_Glacier_National_Park_(U.S.))

==References==
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Category:Mountains of Flathead County, Montana
Category:Mountains of Glacier County, Montana
Category:Mountains of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Category:Lewis Range
Category:Mountains of Montana

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