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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 ]
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 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.
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 Cobb salad is an American garden salad typically made with chopped salad greens (authentically romaine lettuce), [1] tomato, bacon, chicken breast, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, chives, blue cheese (often Roquefort; some versions use other cheeses such as cheddar or Monterey Jack, or no cheese at all) and red wine vinaigrette.
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.
Boogs Mountain is located in Lake County, California. It is 3,740 feet (1,140 m) high, in the heart of the Mayacamas Mountains, facing the 4,728 feet (1,441 m) Cobb Mountain across Cobb Valley. [7] The mountains are in the California Coast Ranges. [8] Boggs Mountain is one of the mountains in the Cobb Mountain Area, many of which have volcanic ...