Mount Bago
Mountain in the state of California From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Bago is an 11,870-foot-elevation (3,620-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the southeast corner of Fresno County, in northern California.[3] It is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, 14 miles (23 km) west of the community of Independence, 2.3 miles west of the Kearsarge Pinnacles, and 2.4 miles southwest of Mount Rixford. Topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises 3,675 feet (1,120 meters) above Junction Meadow in one mile. The John Muir Trail passes to the northeast of this remote geographical feature. The first ascent of the summit was made July 11, 1896, by Joseph Nisbet LeConte and Wilson S. Gould.[5]
| Mount Bago | |
|---|---|
 East aspect, with Bullfrog Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,870 ft (3,620 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,142 ft (348 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Peak 12565[2] |
| Isolation | 2.02 mi (3.25 km)[2] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Coordinates | 36°46′12″N 118°26′17″W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Unknown[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Bago Location in California  Mount Bago Mount Bago (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno |
| Protected area | Kings Canyon National Park |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Clarence King |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Rock type | Metamorphic rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1896 |
| Easiest route | class 2[2] East slope |
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Bago is located in an alpine climate zone.[6] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of Bubbs Creek, which in turn is a tributary of the South Fork Kings River.
Mt. Bago above Charlotte Lake, from northeast on JMT.
Mount Bago and Bullfrog Lake viewed from Kearsarge Pass
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