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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 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.
Cobb is located on State highway 175 at an elevation of 2,600 ft (790 m).. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13 km 2), of which 99.83% of it is land and 0.17% is water.
Cobb Mountain and Mount Konocti are the two highest peaks in the volcanic field, at 4,724 feet (1,440 m) [1] and 4,285 feet (1,306 m) [4] respectively. The field's magma chamber also powers a geothermal field called The Geysers, which hosts the largest complex of geothermal power plants in the world. [5]
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.
Dec. 10—MARIETTA — In a party line vote Thursday, the Cobb Board of Education approved a district map recommending new boundaries for the board's seven posts. The vote was 4-3 with Democrats ...
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 ...
Jun. 10—Cobb County parents, backed by a slate of civil rights and left-leaning groups, filed a joint lawsuit Thursday challenging the constitutionality of the Cobb County Board of Education map ...