List of San Francisco, California Hills
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This is a list of hills in San Francisco, California.[1]
This list includes 43 named hills. It should be noted that when people talk about the "Seven Hills" of San Francisco, they're referring to the seven original hills: Telegraph Hill, Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Rincon Hill, Mount Sutro, Twin Peaks and Mount Davidson.[2] [3]
The list is sorted by elevation, lowest to highest.
- Rincon Hill 120 ft.
- College Hill 200 ft.
- Sutro Heights 200 ft.
- Cathedral Hill 206 ft.
- Alamo Heights 225 ft.
- Irish Hill (now 50 ft.) 250 ft.
- Mt. St. Joseph 250 ft.
- Anza Hill 260 ft.
- Washington Heights 260 ft.
- Laurel Hill 264 ft.
- University Mound 265 ft.
- Holly Hill 274 ft.
- Hunters Point Ridge 275 ft.
- Telegraph Hill 284 ft.
- Russian Hill 294 ft.
- Potrero Hill 300 ft.
- Excelsior Heights 315 ft.
- Bernal Heights 325 ft.
- City College Hill 350 ft.
- Dolores Heights 360 ft.
- Pacific Heights 370 ft.
- Presidio Heights 370 ft.
- Nob Hill 376 ft.
- Lafayette Heights 378 ft.
- Lincoln Heights 380 ft.
- Parnassus Heights 400 ft.
- Castro Hill 407 ft.
- Strawberry Hill 412 ft.
- Lone Mountain 448 ft.
- Candlestick Point 500 ft.
- Merced Heights 500 ft.
- Corona Heights 510 ft.
- McLaren Ridge 515 ft.
- Buena Vista Heights 569 ft.
- Mt. Olympus 570 ft.
- Edgehill Heights 600 ft.
- Gold Mine Hill 679 ft.
- Red Rock Hill 689 ft.
- Forest Hill 700 ft.
- Larsen Peak 725 ft.
- Twin Peaks (North & South) 904 ft., 910 ft.
- Mount Sutro 909 ft. (277 m)
- Mount Davidson 925 ft. (282 m)
More recent lists[3] [4] include more hills, some lesser-known, some not on the mainland, and some without names.
[edit] References
- ^ San Francisco Almanac; Gladys Hansen, author; Chronicle Books; 1995; ISBN 0-8118-0841-6
- ^ City of Hills from sfgate.com
- ^ a b List of all hills from sfgate.com
- ^ How Many Hills Are There In San Francisco?