Information About

Bishop Rock

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Bishop Rock on The Map

Location

64 ° 49' 27.998" N,
157 ° 21' 43.999" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Koyukuk

Elevation

305 ft (92.96 m)

Bishop Rock in Detail.

About

on right bank of Yukon River, 23 mi. NE of Nulato, Koyukuk Low.

History

Local name reported in 1902 by A. J. Collier, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So called because Roman Catholic Archbishop Seagher of Oregon was murdered near here in 1885 "by a half-breed attendant, when engaged upon a missionary prospecting journey in the winter. A memorial cross was erected by the Jesuit Fathers of Nulato * * *" on this hill (Stuck, 1917, p. 164).

Topo Maps

Nulato (1945), Nulato (1945), Nulato (1951), Nulato (1951), Nulato (1952), Nulato (1952), Nulato (1952), Nulato (1952), Nulato D-3 (1952), Nulato D-3 (1954), Nulato D-3 SW (2017),
Places Near Bishop Rock
Cities:

Tashoshgon,

Capes:

Cone Point, Prospect Point, Washdown Point,

Hills:

Bishop Rock,

Islands:

Bishop Rock Island, Cat Island, Whontleya,

Mountains:

Pilot Mountain,

Rivers:

Andys Slough, Jimmy Slough, Koyukuk River, Natlaratlen River, Pilot Mountain Slough,

Streams:

Bishop Creek, Bishop Creek, Hodegaden Creek,

Cities:

Yistletaw,