Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest
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Entrance to Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest on Forestry Rd., Cobb, CA
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| Location | Lake County, California |
| Nearest city | Cobb, California |
| Coordinates | 38°49′N 122°41′W / 38.82°N 122.69°WCoordinates: 38°49′N 122°41′W / 38.82°N 122.69°W |
| Area | 3,433 acres (14 km2) |
| Established | 1949 |
| Governing body | Calfire |
Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest is a state forest located on State Route 175, eight miles (13 km) south of Clear Lake in Lake County, California, USA. It is one of the largest mountains in the area, with a length of 10 miles (16 km) east to west and width of 4 miles (6 km) north to south. The mountain's highest point is 3,750 feet (1,143 m) elevation. Like nearby mountains such as Cobb Mountain, Boggs is volcanic in origin. It receives heavy rainfall, winter snow and has at least two perennial springs. Boggs Mountain State Forest is managed by the California Department of Forestry (CDF). CDF (now officially renamed Cal-Fire) purchased 3,433 acres (13.89 km2) in 1949 from the Calso Company for 38,000 dollars Due to hazards from the Valley Fire, the forest is now closed until further notice.
One of the earliest names given to the mountain was Harbin, from James M. Harbin who lived on the eastern side around 1856 and built the first resort in the area, still in operation today as Harbin Hot Springs. Later, the name changed to Digger Jones Mountain, then for a short time, Hawley's Mountain after Hawley who died around 1870.
Henry C. Boggs was the son of Liburn W. Boggs, a Napa Valley farmer, merchant and former governor of the state of Missouri. In 1880, Henry C. bought a small lot on the eastern edge of the present forest boundary, moved his sawmill there and cut stands of Ponderosa pine, sugar pine and Douglas-fir. By 1884, he had bought (and logged) most of the area of the state forest. The Farmers Savings Bank became the owners of the property in 1898.
The property was sold several times after 1898 and one of the owners was Jim McCauley, who died in 1941. His heirs then sold the timber rights to Setzer Forest Products. Setzer clearcut more than 2,800 acres (11 km2) of the property.
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