Cobb Mountain

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Cobb Mountain
Elevation 4,724 ft (1,440 m)
Location Lake County, California, USA
Range Mayacmas Mountains
Prominence 3,200 ft (980 m)
Coordinates 38°48.45′N 122°44.44′W / 38.8075, -122.74067Coordinates: 38°48.45′N 122°44.44′W / 38.8075, -122.74067
Topo map USGS Whispering Pines

Cobb Mountain is the tallest mountain in the Mayacmas Mountains of California. Its 4,724 ft (1,440 m) main summit[1] is located in Lake County, west of the town of Cobb. Like nearby Mount Saint Helena, Cobb Mountain is tall enough to receive winter snowfall.[2] The mountain also has a sub-peak called Cobb Mountain-Southwest Peak with an elevation of about 4,480 ft (1,366 m) above sea level; Southwest Peak lies on the Sonoma-Lake County border and is the highest point in Sonoma County. Nearby tall peaks like Mount Saint Helena and Snow Mountain could be seen from this peak.[3]

The east end of Cobb Mountain drains into the headwaters of Putah Creek, thence into the Sacramento River, the San Francisco Bay, and the Pacific Ocean. The south slopes of Cobb Mountain drain into Anderson Creek, and thence into Putah Creek. The southwest slopes of Cobb Mountain drain into Cobb Creek, thence into Big Sulphur Creek, the Russian River, and into the Pacific. The northwest slopes of Cobb Mountain drain into Alder Creek, thence into Kelsey Creek, Clear Lake, Cache Creek, and the Sacramento River. The northeast slopes of Cobb Mountain drain into Kelsey Creek.[4]

[edit] History

The mountain is named after John Cobb, the first pioneer to settle in the area, who 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. He built a combined saw and gristmill in 1859, which was later destroyed by fire. He sold his interests and moved to Napa County around 1860.[5]

[edit] References

General
Specific
  1. ^ USGS GNIS: Cobb Mountain
  2. ^ Subsection M261Be Konocti Flows. USDA, Forest Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  3. ^ Height and visual lines-of-sight are based on Google Earth images.
  4. ^ Based on Topozone.com topographic maps.
  5. ^ Mauldin, Henry Mountains & Pioneers of Lake County(book) Earthen Vessels Productions, Inc, 1995, p. 10

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