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Mountain in the state of California
Mount Bago
East aspect, with Bullfrog Lake
Highest point
Elevation11,870 ft (3,620 m)
Prominence1,142 ft (348 m)
Parent peakPeak 12565
Isolation2.02 mi (3.25 km)
ListingSierra Peaks Section
Coordinates36°46′12″N 118°26′17″W / 36.7699936°N 118.4380879°W / 36.7699936; -118.4380879
Naming
EtymologyUnknown
Geography
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CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyFresno
Protected areaKings Canyon National Park
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Mount Clarence King
Geology
Mountain typeFault block
Rock typeMetamorphic rock
Climbing
First ascent1896
Easiest routeclass 2 East slope

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. 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.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Bago is located in an alpine climate zone. 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.

See also

Gallery

  • Mount Bago in upper right. (Kearsarge Pinnacles and East Vidette in the distance to left.) Mount Bago in upper right.
    (Kearsarge Pinnacles and East Vidette in the distance to left.)
  • Mt. Bago above Charlotte Lake, from northeast on JMT. Mt. Bago above Charlotte Lake, from northeast on JMT.
  • Mount Bago and Bullfrog Lake viewed from Kearsarge Pass Mount Bago and Bullfrog Lake viewed from Kearsarge Pass

References

  1. ^ "Mount Bago, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  2. ^ "Bago, Mount - 11,870' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  3. ^ "Mount Bago". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  4. Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada, 1986, Wilderness Press, ISBN 9780899970479, page 10.
  5. R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, page 160.
  6. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

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