Boggs Mountain
| Boggs Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Entrance to Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,140 m (3,740 ft) |
| Parent peak | Cobb Mountain |
| Coordinates | 38°48′56″N 122°40′56″W / 38.815507°N 122.682183°W |
| Geography | |
  Boggs Mountain Location in California | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Caligornia |
| County | Lake County |
| Parent range | Mayacamas Mountains, California Coast Ranges |
Boggs Mountain is a mountain in Lake County, California. Part of the mountain holds the Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest. About 80% of the trees were burned in the September 2015 Valley Fire.
Description
Boogs Mountain is 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.[1] The mountains are in the California Coast Ranges.[2] Boggs Mountain is a prominent feature at the southeast end of the Clear Lake Volcanic Area.[3]
Boggs Mountain forms a topographical divide separating Big Canyon Creek to the east from Kelsey Creek to the west.[4] The exposed rock is volcanic in origin.[5] Around 3,000 feet (910 m) above sea level the topography levels out. The upper part of the mountain is similar to a plateau cut by several drainage channels.[4]
Ownership
The mountain is named after Henry C. Boggs, an early settler in Lake County who was active in ranching, property, timber and banking in the late 19th century.[4] In 1878 he bought timberland tracts within what is now Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest.[6] He and his partners began logging the Boggs Mountain in the early 1880s, the first known use by Europeans.[7] From 1880 to 1885 one of his sons ran two sawmills on the northeast of the mountain.[8]
Jim McCauley had operated a brewery in Vallejo, but Prohibition in 1920 forced him to look for new sources of revenue. He lent money to the owner of Boggs Mountain, Davey, with the mountain as collateral. McCauley's Calso Company became the owner when Davey defaulted. McCauley decided to found a resort in the woods at the foot of the mountain, which became known as Forest Lake Resort.[9] When McCauley died in 1941 his property was divided between seven nieces and nephews. In 1944 the Calso Company sold the timber rights of almost 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) of the Boggs Mountain forest to Setzer Forest Products Inc.[10] The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) purchased the 3,500 acres (1,400 ha) Boggs Mountain in 1979.[5]
Ecology
In the 1920s and 1930s Jim McCauley supervised logging in the forest, but limited it to scattered, over-mature trees. There was no clear cutting.[9] In the mid-1940s a major fire swept through the northwestern part of the Boggs Mountain forest. Setzer Forest Products did not start logging until 1947.[10] By 1949 most of the commercially valuable timber on Boggs Mountain had been harvested.[5]
Bark beetles (Dendroctonus brevicomis and Dendroctonus ponderosae) mostly breed in unhealthy trees. Vulnerability to infection may be caused by drought, flooding, fire and air pollution, and possibly by needle casts, dwarf mistletoe, true mistletoe and root pathogens.[11] A 1965 study showed that Boogs Mountain had moderate but chronic mortality from bark beetles in ponderosa pine.[2] 71.2% of beetle-infested trees had root diseases, but few trees with root diseases died until they became infested by bark beetles.[12] The fungus Heterobasidion annosum was the only fungus found at Boggs Mountain is association with bark beetles.[13]
The Valley Fire of 6 October 2015 burned many of the trees.[1] The fire killed about 80% of the mature trees on the mountain and 95% of the regeneration growth in the understory. CAL FIRE undertook a reforestation plan of 3,100 acres (1,300 ha) of the state park, and planted almost 703,000 tree seedlings. including ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, sugar pine, incense cedar, and giant sequoia.[5]
Recreation
Boggs Mountain is open all year for hiking, and is accessible through a system of easy roads and trails.[1] The 14.8 kilometres (9.2 mi) Boggs Mountain Loop is rated moderate, with an elevation gain of 439 metres (1,440 ft). It is not heavily used, and is open to dogs and horses.[14] Hunting is permitted. Pets must be leashed and under control. As of 2000 the mountain was open for day use, with limited overnight camping at Calso Camp. The other group campgrounds were closed.[5]
Notes
- ^ a b c Boggs Mountain ... summitpost.
- ^ a b Cobb et al. 1974, p. 9.
- ^ Draft Environmental Impact Report 1976, p. 127.
- ^ a b c Draft Environmental Impact Report 1976, p. 20.
- ^ a b c d e Boggs Demonstration Forest ... CAL FIRE.
- ^ Dillon 1995, p. 156.
- ^ Gerike & Stewart 1988, p. 23.
- ^ Fragnoli & Stuart 1995, p. 92.
- ^ a b Dillon 1995, p. 163.
- ^ a b Dillon 1995, p. 164.
- ^ Cobb et al. 1974, p. 8.
- ^ Cobb et al. 1974, p. 10.
- ^ Cobb et al. 1974, p. 11.
- ^ Boggs Mountain Loop.
Sources
- Boggs Demonstration Forest, CAL FIRE, retrieved 2021-04-21
- "Boggs Mountain", summitpost.org, retrieved 2021-04-20
- Boggs Mountain Loop, AllTrails, LLC, retrieved 2021-04-21
- Cobb, F.W.; Parmeter, J.R., Junior; Wood, D.L.; Stark, R.W. (1974), "Root pathogens as agents predisposing ponderosa pine and white fir to bark beetles", in E. G. Kuhlman (ed.), Fomes Annosus: Proceedings ..., Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, Forest Service, USDA, retrieved 2021-04-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Dillon, Brian D. (1995), History and Prehistory of Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest, Lake County, California, State of California, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Archaeology Office
- Draft Environmental Impact Report for Geothermal Exploration Permit, Boggs Mountain State Forest, Lake County, Ca, The Commission, 1976
- Fragnoli, Delaine; Stuart, Robin (1995), Mountain Biking Northern California's Best 100 Trails, Fine Edge Productions, ISBN 978-0-938665-31-1
- Gerike, Christian; Stewart, Suzanne Bestor (1988), Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest: Prehistoric Archaeological Overview, The Department, ISBN 978-1-55567-628-5