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124: 117: 272: 1075: 359: 29: 405:(CAL FIRE) purchased the land in 1949. The state bought the land for just $ 38,700 because it held no timber of commercial value. The 200 acres (81 ha) Boggs Mountain Inner Coast Range Reserve has steeper slopes that have virtually undisturbed vegetation. It is under a conservation easement with the Napa County Land Trust. The 389:
Jim McCauley became the owner of the mountain in the 1920s. In the 1920s and 1930s he limited logging in the forest to scattered, over-mature trees, with no clear cutting. When McCauley died in 1941 his property was divided between seven nieces and nephews. In the mid-1940s a major fire swept through
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was an early settler in Lake County who was active in ranching, property, timber and banking in the late 19th century. In 1878 he bought timberland tracts within what is now Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest. He and his partners began logging the Boggs Mountain in the early 1880s, the first
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By the end of the 19th century most of the prime timber in the Boggs Mountain area had been cleared, and the land was mainly being used for pasturage rather than timber. As of 1890 the higher crest of the mountain was volcanic and still densely timbered. Lower down the spurs were unaltered or
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the northwestern part of the Boggs Mountain forest. In 1944 MCauley's Calso Company sold the timber rights of almost 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) of the Boggs Mountain forest to Setzer Forest Products Inc. Setzer Forest Products did not start logging until 1947. After
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lavas covering about 5 square miles (13 km). The well-drained soils have been formed from volcanic materials that overlay the Franciscan assemblage, which include sandstone, shale, chert, greenstone and igneous and metamorphics, including
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The 1890 description says Harbin's Spring are in a little valley immediately south of Mount Esther, a small peak on one of the spurs of the mountain. Possibly Mount Esther is what is called Harbin Mountain
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A deep gap more than 1,500 feet (460 m) deep separates Boggs Mountain from the taller Cobb Mountain to the west. A ridge runs southeast from Mount Hannah to Boggs Mountain, separating
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In the early days of settlement of Lake County, the mountain was called Harbin Mountain after a settler named James M. Harbin who around 1856 took control of the land occupied by the
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known use by Europeans. From 1880 to 1885 one of his sons ran two sawmills on the northeast of the mountain. Lumber was need for underground supports in the borax mine at
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Boggs Mountain is an elongated rolling highland. The mountain takes the form of a simple ridge crest from which long spurs run southeast to
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Topo map showing Boggs Mountain between Kelsey Creek and Putah Creek to the southwest, and Big Canton Creek to the northeast
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Draft Environmental Impact Report for Geothermal Exploration Permit, Boggs Mountain State Forest, Lake County, Ca
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Boogs Mountain is located in Lake County, California. It is 3,740 feet (1,140 m) high, in the heart of the
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History and Prehistory of Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest, Lake County, California
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slightly altered sandstone and shales, with scattered oaks, partly covered with chamise.
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Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest: Prehistoric Archaeological Overview
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on a ridge that comes down to the south from Boggs Mountain.
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Cobb, F.W.; Parmeter, J.R.; Wood, D.L.; Stark, R.W. (1974),
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of 6 October 2015 burned many of the trees on the mountain.
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Bogg Mountain State Forest, Cobb Mountain in background
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covers the relatively flat top of Boggs Mountain. The
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Mountain Biking Northern California's Best 100 Trails
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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
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Kuhlman (ed.), 760:Boggs Demonstration Forest 657:Fragnoli & Stuart 1995 33:Harbin Hot Springs c. 1910 1071: 837:, Fine Edge Productions, 810:Dillon, Brian D. (1995), 645:Gerike & Stewart 1988 336:Clear Lake Volcanic Field 213:Clear Lake volcanic field 109: 26: 89:38.815507°N 122.682183°W 1171:Volcanoes of California 1040:Mount Hood (California) 920:Cobb Mountain Area Plan 871:Goodyear, W.A. (1890), 289:California Coast Ranges 229:Lake County, California 184:California Coast Ranges 1176:Pleistocene lava domes 903:History of the Springs 826:, The Commission, 1976 447:History of the Springs 363: 276: 136:Location in California 94:38.815507; -122.682183 361: 295:, the most dominant, 274: 906:, Harbin Hot Springs 1166:Mayacamas Mountains 996:Mayacamas Mountains 926:(Preliminary Draft) 281:Mayacamas Mountains 225:Mayacamas Mountains 180:Mayacamas Mountains 85: /  1060:Mount Saint Helena 1025:Cow Mountain Ridge 857:, The Department, 364: 277: 261:Harbin Hot Springs 249:Harbin Hot Springs 223:is a mountain the 39:Highest point 1148: 1147: 1100:Big Sulphur Creek 1090:Arroyo Seco Creek 885:"Harbin Mountain" 864:978-1-55567-628-5 844:978-0-938665-31-1 380:Sulphur Bank Mine 318:to the east from 218: 217: 1183: 1095:Big Canyon Creek 1077: 1065:Seigler Mountain 989: 982: 975: 966: 960: 959: 958: 952: 945: 933: 932: 931: 925: 913: 912: 911: 897: 896: 895: 880: 867: 847: 827: 817: 806: 805: 804: 787: 786: 785: 775:"Boggs Mountain" 770: 769: 768: 744: 738: 732: 726: 720: 714: 708: 702: 691: 685: 679: 673: 660: 654: 648: 642: 636: 630: 624: 618: 612: 606: 600: 594: 585: 579: 573: 567: 561: 555: 549: 546:Cobb et al. 1974 543: 537: 531: 522: 516: 510: 504: 498: 492: 479: 473: 467: 461: 450: 444: 427: 423: 316:Big Canyon Creek 301:Seigler Mountain 175: 126: 125: 119: 100: 99: 97: 96: 95: 90: 86: 83: 82: 81: 78: 31: 19: 1191: 1190: 1186: 1185: 1184: 1182: 1181: 1180: 1151: 1150: 1149: 1144: 1120:Mark West Creek 1105:Calabazas Creek 1078: 1069: 1035:Harbin Mountain 998: 993: 963: 956: 954: 950: 943: 936: 929: 927: 923: 916: 909: 907: 900: 893: 891: 883: 870: 865: 850: 845: 830: 820: 809: 802: 800: 790: 783: 781: 773: 766: 764: 757: 753: 748: 747: 743:, p. 3.16. 739: 735: 727: 723: 715: 711: 703: 694: 686: 682: 674: 663: 655: 651: 643: 639: 631: 627: 619: 615: 607: 603: 595: 588: 580: 576: 568: 564: 556: 552: 544: 540: 532: 525: 517: 513: 505: 501: 493: 482: 474: 470: 462: 453: 445: 441: 436: 431: 430: 424: 420: 415: 356: 328: 269: 257:Harbin Mountain 245: 173: 141: 140: 139: 138: 137: 134: 133: 132: 131: 127: 93: 91: 87: 84: 79: 76: 74: 72: 71: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1189: 1187: 1179: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1163: 1153: 1152: 1146: 1145: 1143: 1142: 1137: 1132: 1127: 1122: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1097: 1092: 1086: 1084: 1080: 1079: 1072: 1070: 1068: 1067: 1062: 1057: 1052: 1047: 1042: 1037: 1032: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1012: 1010:Boggs Mountain 1006: 1004: 1000: 999: 994: 992: 991: 984: 977: 969: 962: 961: 934: 914: 898: 881: 868: 863: 848: 843: 828: 818: 807: 788: 779:summitpost.org 771: 754: 752: 749: 746: 745: 733: 721: 719:, p. 3.6. 709: 707:, p. 164. 692: 690:, p. 163. 680: 676:Lundquist 2010 661: 649: 637: 635:, p. 156. 625: 623:, p. 3.2. 613: 611:, p. 127. 601: 599:, p. 4.3. 586: 584:, p. 240. 574: 572:, p. 227. 562: 560:, p. 3.1. 550: 538: 523: 521:, p. 230. 511: 499: 480: 478:, p. 149. 468: 466:, p. 229. 451: 438: 437: 435: 432: 429: 428: 417: 416: 414: 411: 367:Henry C. 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Boggs 244: 241: 221:Boggs Mountain 216: 215: 210: 208:Volcanic field 204: 203: 198: 192: 191: 187: 186: 177: 169: 168: 163: 159: 158: 155: 151: 150: 147: 143: 142: 135: 130:Boggs Mountain 129: 128: 121: 120: 114: 113: 112: 111: 110: 107: 106: 102: 101: 69: 63: 62: 57: 51: 50: 47: 41: 40: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 22:Boggs Mountain 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1188: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1167: 1164: 1162: 1159: 1158: 1156: 1141: 1138: 1136: 1133: 1131: 1128: 1126: 1123: 1121: 1118: 1116: 1113: 1111: 1108: 1106: 1103: 1101: 1098: 1096: 1093: 1091: 1088: 1087: 1085: 1081: 1076: 1066: 1063: 1061: 1058: 1056: 1055:Pyramid Ridge 1053: 1051: 1048: 1046: 1045:Mount Konocti 1043: 1041: 1038: 1036: 1033: 1031: 1028: 1026: 1023: 1021: 1018: 1016: 1015:Cobb Mountain 1013: 1011: 1008: 1007: 1005: 1001: 997: 990: 985: 983: 978: 976: 971: 970: 967: 953:on 2021-04-22 949: 942: 941: 935: 922: 921: 915: 905: 904: 899: 890: 886: 882: 878: 874: 873:"Lake County" 869: 866: 860: 856: 855: 849: 846: 840: 836: 835: 829: 825: 824: 819: 815: 814: 808: 798: 794: 789: 780: 776: 772: 762: 761: 756: 755: 750: 742: 737: 734: 730: 725: 722: 718: 713: 710: 706: 701: 699: 697: 693: 689: 684: 681: 677: 672: 670: 668: 666: 662: 659:, p. 92. 658: 653: 650: 647:, p. 23. 646: 641: 638: 634: 629: 626: 622: 617: 614: 610: 605: 602: 598: 593: 591: 587: 583: 582:Goodyear 1890 578: 575: 571: 570:Goodyear 1890 566: 563: 559: 554: 551: 547: 542: 539: 535: 530: 528: 524: 520: 519:Goodyear 1890 515: 512: 508: 503: 500: 497:, p. 20. 496: 491: 489: 487: 485: 481: 477: 472: 469: 465: 464:Goodyear 1890 460: 458: 456: 452: 448: 443: 440: 433: 422: 419: 412: 410: 408: 404: 400: 395: 393: 387: 383: 381: 378:, and in the 377: 373: 368: 360: 353: 351: 349: 344: 339: 337: 333: 325: 323: 322:to the west. 321: 317: 313: 309: 308:Seigler Creek 304: 302: 298: 294: 293:Cobb Mountain 290: 286: 285:Cobb Mountain 282: 273: 266: 264: 262: 258: 254: 250: 242: 240: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 214: 211: 209: 205: 202: 199: 197: 196:Mountain type 193: 188: 185: 181: 178: 176: 170: 167: 164: 160: 156: 152: 149:United States 148: 144: 118: 108: 103: 98: 70: 68: 64: 61: 60:Cobb Mountain 58: 56: 52: 48: 46: 42: 37: 30: 25: 20: 1140:Scotts Creek 1125:Middle Creek 1115:Kelsey Creek 1083:Watercourses 1030:Mount Hannah 1020:Cow Mountain 1009: 955:, retrieved 948:the original 939: 928:, retrieved 919: 908:, retrieved 902: 892:, retrieved 888: 876: 853: 833: 822: 812: 801:, retrieved 796: 782:, retrieved 778: 765:, retrieved 759: 736: 724: 712: 683: 678:, p. 9. 652: 640: 628: 616: 604: 577: 565: 553: 548:, p. 9. 541: 514: 502: 471: 442: 421: 396: 392:World War II 388: 384: 365: 348:serpentinite 340: 329: 320:Kelsey Creek 312:Kelsey Creek 305: 297:Mount Hannah 278: 246: 220: 219: 174:Parent range 1135:Putah Creek 1050:Mahnke Peak 705:Dillon 1995 688:Dillon 1995 633:Dillon 1995 476:Dillon 1995 407:Valley Fire 374:, north of 332:Putah Creek 326:Description 237:Valley Fire 166:Lake County 92: / 80:122°40′56″W 67:Coordinates 55:Parent peak 1155:Categories 1130:Napa River 1110:Cold Creek 957:2021-04-22 930:2021-04-29 910:2021-05-05 894:2021-05-05 889:Summitpost 803:2021-04-21 784:2021-04-20 767:2021-04-21 763:, CAL FIRE 372:Borax Lake 157:California 77:38°48′56″N 1003:Mountains 434:Citations 376:Clearlake 343:andesitic 201:Lava dome 105:Geography 45:Elevation 354:Forestry 267:Location 751:Sources 190:Geology 146:Country 861:  841:  162:County 951:(PDF) 944:(PDF) 924:(PDF) 426:today 413:Notes 310:from 154:State 859:ISBN 839:ISBN 299:and 243:Name 227:in 1157:: 887:, 875:, 777:, 695:^ 664:^ 589:^ 526:^ 483:^ 454:^ 350:. 239:. 182:, 988:e 981:t 974:v 731:. 536:. 509:. 449:.

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Elevation
Parent peak
Cobb Mountain
Coordinates
38°48′56″N 122°40′56″W / 38.815507°N 122.682183°W / 38.815507; -122.682183
Boggs Mountain is located in California
Lake County
Parent range
Mayacamas Mountains
California Coast Ranges
Mountain type
Lava dome
Volcanic field
Clear Lake volcanic field
Mayacamas Mountains
Lake County, California
Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest
Valley Fire
Harbin Hot Springs
Henry C. Boggs
Harbin Mountain
Harbin Hot Springs

Mayacamas Mountains
Cobb Mountain
California Coast Ranges
Cobb Mountain
Mount Hannah
Seigler Mountain

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