Mahnke Peak is a mountain in
Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County (; ''Mendocino'', Spanish language, Spanish for "of Antonio de Mendoza, Mendoza") is a County (United States), county located on the North Coast (California), North Coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United S ...
.
Location
Mahnke Peak is in Mendocino County, California, in the
Mayacamas Mountains
The Mayacamas Mountains are located in northwestern California in the United States. The mountain range is part of the Northern Inner Coast Ranges, of the California Coast Ranges System.
Geography
The Mayacamas Mountains are located south of th ...
of the northern
California Coast Ranges
The Coast Ranges of California span from Del Norte County, California, Del Norte or Humboldt County, California, south to Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara County. The other three coastal California mountain ranges are the Trans ...
.
It is just south of the Mendocino County–
Lake County boundary.
It is east-southeast of the heading of Hoil Creek, northwest of
Cobb Mountain
Cobb Mountain is the tallest mountain in the Mayacamas Mountains of California.
Location
Cobb Mountain's main summit is located in Lake County, west of the town of Cobb. Like nearby Mount Saint Helena, Cobb Mountain is tall enough to receiv ...
and south of
Kelseyville.
The
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
is Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate.
The mountain is named for John Christian Christof Mahnke (1858–1939) and his family, who ran several hundred head of angora goats on this peak for 70 years.
There is a small building on top of the peak which has an excellent view of the power plants of
The Geysers
The Geysers is the world's largest geothermal field, containing a complex of 18 geothermal power plants, drawing steam from more than 350 wells, located in the Mayacamas Mountains approximately north of San Francisco, California. Geysers produced ...
geothermal field.
Hydrology
The peak borders the
Russian River watershed to the west.
It is east-southeast of the heading of Hoil Creek.
To the northwest Hoil Creek joins Tyler Creek, a tributary of
Pieta Creek, which in turn is a tributary of Russian River.
Another stream draining the peak is Hummingbird Creek, which flows south to Squaw Creek, a tributary of
Big Sulphur Creek, which is also a tributary of Russian River to the west.
Dimensions
Mahnke Peak is high with a prominence of .
It has isolation of from
Mount Hannah
Mount Hannah is a mountain in the Mayacamas Mountains of the Northern California Coast Ranges.
It is in Lake County, California.
Location
Mount Hannah is in Lake County, California.
It is one of the mountains in the Cobb Mountain Area, many of w ...
to the east-northeast.
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Mountains of Mendocino County, California