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Cobb is a census designated place (CDP) in Lake County, California, United States. Cobb is located 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Whispering Pines , [ 3 ] at an elevation of 2,631 feet (802 m). [ 2 ]
The mountain is named after John Cobb, the first pioneer to settle in the area.Cobb was born in Henry County, Kentucky on May 19, 1814. In 1853 he arrived in California and homesteaded in Cobb Valley and went on to become the county assessor and the road overseer for the Clearlake District in 1855.
John Cobb (19 May 1814 – 13 November 1893) was an American pioneer. He was born in Kentucky , then moved frequently from farm to farm in Midwestern United States before taking his family across the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains to California in 1850–1851.
The Geysers is the world's largest geothermal field [15] spanning an area of around 30 square miles (78 km 2) in Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino counties in California, centered in the area of Geyser Canyon and Cobb Mountain. Power from The Geysers provides electricity to Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino, Marin, and Napa counties.
The California Department of Forestry (CDF) uses Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest to experiment with forest management techniques, which include firefighting and logging. [1] The forest management program has aimed for a managed all-age forest, and has included studies of disease control, fertilization and reforestation. [ 9 ]
The range's highest point is Cobb Mountain, at 4,724 ft (1,440 m) in elevation, located in the central section. [4] There are several other peaks over 2,500 ft (762 m), including Mount Saint Helena and Hood Mountain.
Forest Lake Resort was a resort in the Cobb Mountain area of Lake County, California, in an area of wet meadows along Kelsey Creek. Originally a campground, it was developed into a resort in the 1930s to exploit the growing automobile-based recreation market. The resort was sold in 1963.
Hoberg's Resort was a holiday resort in Lake County, California.The unincorporated community of Hobergs grew up around it. The resort started out in the 1890s as a sideline where a farmer's wife offered meals to travelers, and it then became an economical place for campers and hunters to stay.