| Mount Bago | |
| Elevation Ft: | 11870 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 1142 |
| Isolation Mi: | 2.02 |
| Isolation Ref: | [2] |
| Parent Peak: | Peak 12565 |
| Etymology: | Unknown[3] |
| Listing: | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Map: | California#USA |
| Map Size: | 260 |
| Label Position: | bottom |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | California |
| Region: | Fresno |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Kings Canyon National Park |
| Range: | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates: | 36.77°N -118.4381°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [4] |
| Topo: | USGS Mount Clarence King |
| Rock: | Metamorphic rock |
| Type: | Fault block |
| First Ascent: | 1896 |
| Easiest Route: | East slope |
Mount Bago is an 11870feet mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the southeast corner of Fresno County, in northern California.[4] It is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, 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 3675abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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]
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.