Mount Konocti, Volcanic mountain in Lake County, California, US

Mount Konocti is a volcano on the south shore of Clear Lake, between Lakeport and Clearlake, with five peaks: Wright, Howard, South, Buckingham and Clark. Wright Peak, at 4,299 feet, is the summit reached by Konocti Road. Chaparral, oak, Pacific madrone and manzanita cover the slopes, and the northeast slope's "Black Forest" holds stands of Douglas fir that get no direct sun.

Mount Konocti probably first erupted about 350,000 years ago and last erupted 11,000 years ago. Devastating lava flows ended about 13,000 years ago, forming the mountains from Clearlake Oaks to Ukiah. Archaeologists have found evidence that Pomo and Wappo people inhabited the area for as much as 11,000 years. In 2009 Lake County purchased 1,520 acres on top, and Mt. Konocti County Park opened on September 24, 2011.

The name Konocti derives from the Pomo words "kno", mountain, and "htai", woman. Pomo legend tells that around 1818, after a long drought, the lake level dropped and exposed a cave on the eastern flank, where Pomo men found an underground lake with blind fish.

The trail to Wright Peak in Mt. Konocti County Park passes the remains of homesteader Mary Downen's cabin and a panel marking a 1946 Navion A crash on the peak in 1970. Konocti Road climbs about four miles east from the Taylor Planetarium & Observatory in Kelseyville, winding between Howard and South Peaks to the summit. Parts of the mountain are private land, so stay on authorized routes.

Pomo oral tradition holds that around 1818 a long drought lowered Clear Lake enough to expose a cave on Konocti's eastern flank, where Pomo men found an underground lake with blind fish. Divers have repeatedly failed to locate it, and most natural caves were collapsed or filled in for safety in the early 20th century.