Bishop Wedding

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 was the home of Galen Rowell, and his wife Barbara, before their untimely death at the Bishop Airport. Stuntman and NASCAR driver Stanton Barrett also calls Bishop home. Matt Williams, former Major League Baseball 3rd baseman and slugger, was also born in Bishop.

Bishop is located at 372154N, 1182342W (37.365087, -118.394896)GR1.

Bishop lies at the northern end of the Owens Valley. U.S. Highway 395 runs through the town. Bishop is also the western terminus of U.S. Highway 6. The Paiute tribe controls land just north of the town.