Mount Bago
| 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 / 36.7699936°N 118.4380879°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Unknown[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Bago Location in California  Mount Bago Mount Bago (the United States) | |
| Location | class 2[2] East slope |
Mount Bago is an 11,870-foot-elevation (3,620-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the
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]
Climate
According to the
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
(Kearsarge Pinnacles and East Vidette in the distance to left.)
References
- ^ a b "Mount Bago, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ a b c "Bago, Mount - 11,870' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ a b "Mount Bago". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ISBN 9780899970479, page 10.
- ISBN 9781594857386, page 160.
- ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
- Weather forecast: Mount Bago