List of San Francisco, California Hills

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San Francisco is one of many cities touted as having been built on seven hills. In fact, the city actually incorporates at least 43 named hills.

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[edit] Seven Hills

When people talk about the "Seven Hills" of San Francisco, they refer to the seven original hills: Telegraph Hill, Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Rincon Hill, Mount Sutro, Twin Peaks and Mount Davidson.[1] [2]

[edit] Named Hills

The following list of hills in San Francisco, California [3] includes 43 named hills, sorted by elevation, lowest to highest.

  • Rincon Hill 100 ft. (31 m)
  • College Hill 200 ft. (61 m)
  • Sutro Heights 200 ft. (61 m)
  • Cathedral Hill 206 ft. (63 m)
  • Alamo Heights 225 ft. (68.5 m)
  • Irish Hill (now 50 ft.) 250 ft. (76 m)
  • Mt. St. Joseph 250 ft. (76 m)
  • Anza Hill 260 ft. (79 m)
  • Washington Heights 260 ft. (79 m)
  • Laurel Hill 264 ft. (80.5 m)
  • University Mound 265 ft. (81 m)
  • Holly Hill 274 ft. (83.5 m)
  • Hunters Point Ridge 275 ft. (84 m)
  • Telegraph Hill 284 ft. (86.5 m)
  • Russian Hill 294 ft. (89.5 m)
  • Potrero Hill 300 ft. (91 m)
  • Excelsior Heights 315 ft. (96 m)
  • City College Hill 350 ft. (106.5 m)
  • Dolores Heights 360 ft. (110 m)
  • Pacific Heights 370 ft. (113 m)
  • Presidio Heights 370 ft. (113 m)
  • Nob Hill 376 ft. (114.5 m)
  • Lafayette Heights 378 ft. (115 m)
  • Lincoln Heights 380 ft. (116 m)
  • Parnassus Heights 400 ft. (122 m)
  • Castro Hill (officially known as Liberty Hill) 407 ft. (124 m)
  • Strawberry Hill 412 ft. (125.5 m)
  • Bernal Heights 433 ft. (132 m)
  • Lone Mountain 448 ft. (136.5 m)
  • Candlestick Point 500 ft. (152 m)
  • Merced Heights 500 ft. (152 m)
  • Corona Heights 510 ft. (155.5 m)
  • McLaren Ridge 515 ft. (157 m)
  • Buena Vista Heights 569 ft. (173.5 m)
  • Mt. Olympus 570 ft. (174 m)
  • Larsen Peak (Grand View Park) 666 ft. (203 m)
  • Gold Mine Hill 679 ft. (207 m)
  • Red Rock Hill 689 ft. (210 m)
  • Edgehill Mountain 731 ft. (223 m)
  • Forest Hill 778 ft. (237 m)
  • Twin Peaks (North & South) 904 ft. (275.5 m), 910 ft. (277.5 m)
  • Mount Sutro 909 ft. (277 m)
  • Mount Davidson 925 ft. (282 m)
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

More recent lists[2] [4] include more hills, some lesser-known, some not on the mainland, and some without names.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Graham, Tom. "City of Hills", San Francisco Chronicle, November 7, 2004, p. PK-20
  2. ^ a b Graham, Tom. "Peak Experience", San Francisco Chronicle, November 7, 2004, p. PK-23
  3. ^ Hansen, Gladys. San Francisco Almanac, 3e, p. 237. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995. ISBN 0-8118-0841-6
  4. ^ Schweisguth, Dave. How Many Hills Are There In San Francisco?

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