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Bishop (formerly Bishop Creek) [5] is the most populous and only incorporated city in Inyo County, California, United States. It is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley within the Mojave Desert , at an elevation of 4,150 feet (1,260 m). [ 4 ]
The Buttermilks, or Buttermilk Country, is a well-known bouldering destination near Bishop, California. It comprises the western edge of the Owens Valley, in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada. [2] Buttermilk Country is renowned for its large "highball" boulders, made of quartz monzonite. [3]
Mount Tom is a large and prominent peak near the city of Bishop in Inyo County of eastern California. It is in the Sierra Nevada and east of the Sierra Crest. The mountain is also in the John Muir Wilderness. Along with its neighbor to the south, Basin Mountain, it dominates the western skyline from the upper Owens Valley.
Lake Sabrina is a lake created by damming the middle fork of Bishop Creek. [2] It is located south-west of Bishop, California on California State Route 168, in the Inyo National Forest. [3] It has a cafe as well as a dock. The dam was built in 1907–8 to supply a constant flow of water to the hydraulic power plants. [4]
The Chalfant Petroglyph Site, also known as CA-MNO-7, is a 3.5-acre (1.4 ha) archeological site in the Chalfant Valley volcanic tablelands, above Bishop in Mono County, eastern California. The petroglyphs and archaeological site were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
There are multiple prehistoric petroglyphs (rock markings) in the area of Bishop, California (Inyo County, near Mono County) that may be called the Bishop Petroglyphs. [1] Yellow Jacket Petroglyphs; Chalfant Petroglyph Site; Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons; Coso Rock Art District
Basin Mountain in California's eastern Sierra Nevada range is a large and visually prominent peak near the city of Bishop. Basin Mountain is not as tall as its neighboring peaks, Mount Tom and Mount Humphreys, but it dominates the view to the west from Bishop as it rises above the Buttermilks. It is a relatively easy scramble to the top.
Sierra Highway or El Camino Sierra is a road in Southern California, United States.El Camino Sierra refers to the full length of a trail formed in the 19th century, rebuilt as highways in the early 20th century, that ran from Los Angeles to Lake Tahoe following parts of modern State Route 14, U.S. Route 395 and State Route 89.