<P> Mount Konocti has five distinctive peaks: Wright Peak (4,299 feet or 1,310 meters), Howard Peak (4,286 ft or 1,306 m), South Peak (4,286 ft or 1,306 m), Buckingham Peak (3,967 ft or 1,209 m) and Clark Peak (2,880 ft or 880 m). Wright Peak, Howard Peak, and South Peak make up the main part of the mountain, while Buckingham Peak and Clark Peak are located off to the side . Konocti Road runs about 4 miles (6.4 km) west from the Taylor Planetarium & Observatory in the town of Kelseyville, snaking between Howard and South Peaks and ending at the mountain's summit, Wright Peak . </P> <P> Benson Ridge lies to the south of Clark Peak and west of South Peak . Buckingham Peak lies north of Howard and Wright Peaks and northeast of Clark Peak . South Peak is directly south of Howard Peak and southwest of Wright Peak . Wright Peak lies east and a little north of Howard Peak . </P> <P> Mount Konocti probably first erupted some 350,000 years ago and last erupted 11,000 years ago . Mount Konocti has an explosive, eruptive history with devastating lava flows ending about 13,000 years ago that formed the mountains from Clearlake Oaks to Ukiah, all of which now are covered by trees so the ancient flows are really hard to find . Clear Lake is much older and is possibly the oldest securely dated lake in North America . Core samples taken by U.S. Geological Survey geologists in 1973 and 1980 have been dated to 480,000 years . </P> <P> Archaeologists have found evidence that native people, principally Pomo people and Wappo, have inhabited the area around Konocti for as much as 11,000 years . The name "Konocti" is derived from the Pomo "kno", mountain, and "htai", woman . </P>

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