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Bishop is a city in Inyo County, California, USA. The population was 3,575 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Bishop Creek, flowing out of the Sierra Nevada: the creek was named after Samuel Addison Bishop, a settler in the Owens Valley.

Bishop is also dubbed the "Mule Capitol of the World" and a week long-festival called Mule Days has been held since 1969 on the week of Memorial Day, celebrating the contributions of Pack-Mules to the area. The festival attracts a large number of tourists, primarily from the Southern California area.

Bishop is located at 37.365087, -118.394896.

Bishop lies at the northern end of the Owens Valley. It is on U.S. Highway 395, the main north-south artery through the Owens Valley, connecting the Inland Empire to Reno, Nevada. US 395 also connects Bishop to Los Angeles via State Route 14 through Palmdale. Bishop is also the western terminus of U.S. Highway 6. The Paiute tribe controls land just west of the town.

Bishop is immediately to the east of the Sierra Nevada. Numerous peaks are within a short distance of Bishop, including Mount Humphreys (13,986'), the tallest peak in the region. White Mountain Peak (14,242') is visible far to the northeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.5 km² (1.8 mi²), all land.

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