Hobergs is an unincorporated community in
Lake County,
California
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.
It grew up around the former
Hoberg's Resort.
Description
Hobergs is a residential-resort community in the Cobb Mountain area.
It is north-northwest of
Whispering Pines,
at an elevation of .
The federal candidate endangered species Rincon Ridge ceanothus (''
Ceanothus confusus
''Ceanothus confusus'' is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae known by the common name Rincon Ridge ceanothus. It is endemic to northern California where it grows in the coastal mountains north of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its habita ...
'') is found at Hobergs.
The subdivision is served by the Middletown Unified School District, with grades K-6 attending Cobb Elementary School and higher grades attending schools in
Middletown.
Hobergs has a small local commercial center.
History
Gustave Hoberg founded a resort at the site in 1885.
A post office operated at Hobergs from 1929 to 1970.
The community was devastated by the
Valley Fire
The Valley Fire was a wildfire during the 2015 California wildfire season that started on September 12 in Lake County, California. It began shortly after 1:00 pm near Cobb with multiple reports of a small brush fire near the intersection of ...
in September 2015.
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Hotels in California
Resorts in Lake County, California