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The Cobb Mountain area was devastated in 2015 by the Valley Fire, including much of the town of Cobb, as well as several geothermal facilities. The catastrophic fire, the third-most destructive in California's history, started on Cobb Mountain as the result of faulty hot tub wiring according to Cal Fire. Four people died and a total 76,000 ...
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 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 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]
Mount Whitney is the highest mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [a] of the U.S. State of California. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
A hiker, who was reported missing in California's Sierra Nevada mountains in the last week of December, was found dead at an elevation of 12,000 feet, officials say.. Inyo County Search and Rescue ...
Oct. 27—In the wake of separating from the United Methodist Church, east Cobb's Mt. Bethel Church is making a number of changes. The church will close Mt. Bethel Daycare in December, after 22 ...
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.