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 10mi east to west and width of 4mi north to south. The mountain's highest point is 3750ft 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 3433acre 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.HistoryOne 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.The Boggs familyHenry 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.
