Bishop Pass facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bishop Pass
Bishop Pass Trail
Elevation	11,972 ft (3,649 m)
Traversed by	Bishop Pass Trail
Location	Inyo and Fresno Counties, California
Range	Sierra Nevada
Coordinates	37°06′53″N 118°32′41″W / 37.11472°N 118.54472°W / 37.11472; -118.54472

Bishop Pass, 11,972 ft (3,649 m), is a high mountain pass in the southern Sierra Nevada, California, on the border of the Inyo National Forest (John Muir Wilderness) on the north and Kings Canyon National Park on the south. The Bishop Pass Trail goes over the pass, connecting the Bishop Creek valley in the north (accessed via South Lake Road off Highway 168 with the John Muir Trail/Pacific Crest Trail in the south. The pass is located just to the west of Mount Agassiz and east-southeast of Mount Goode, and is surrounded by many alpine lakes in the Dusy Basin and the Bishop Lake basin.