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List of hills in San Francisco

This is a list of the hills in San Francisco, California.

Steep hills are a major feature of San Francisco's geography, with strong impacts on transportation, building and urban planning. Here, a sign warns drivers of a steep slope on Taylor Street.

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Several cities claim to have been built on seven hills. Seven of the city's most well-known hills, sometimes referred to collectively as the "Seven Hills of San Francisco," include Telegraph Hill, Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Rincon Hill, Twin Peaks, Mount Davidson and Lone Mountain[1] or Mount Sutro.[2]

The origin of most longer lists of San Francisco hills is Hills of San Francisco,[3] a compilation of 42 San Francisco Chronicle columns, each describing one of the city's hills. The "Hills" chapter of Gladys Hansen's San Francisco Almanac[4] repeated the list given in Hills of San Francisco and added the then-recently-named Cathedral Hill for a total of 43, but the "Places" chapter[5] listed many additional hills. More recent lists include more hills, some lesser-known, some not on the mainland, and some without names.[2][6][7]

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↑
1. Sutro Hts
 
2. Rincon
 
3. Telegraph
 
4. Lone Mtn
 
5. Corona Hts
 
6. Lincoln Hts
 
7. City College
 
8. Potrero
 
9. Buena Vista
 
10. Strawberry
 
11. Lafayette Sq & 21.
Pacific Hts
 
←12. Parnassus Hts
 
13. Bay View Hts
 
14. McLaren Ridge
 
15. Alamo
 
16. Forest
 
17. Laurel
↓
 
18. Russian
 
19. Anza Vista
 
←20. Dolores Hts
 
22. University Mound
 
23. Larsen's Peak
 

↖24. Castro
 
25. Mt Sutro→
 
26. Mt Davidson
 
27. Merced Hts/Ocean View
 
28. Presidio
 
29. Edgehill Hts
 
30. Bernal Hts
 
31. Mt St Josephs
 
32. Gold Mine
 
33. Holly Park
 

↖34. Twin Peaks
 
35. Excelsior Hts
 
36. Red Rock
 
37. Washington Hts
 
38. Mt Olympus
 
39. Nob
 
↑
40. College
 
41. Hunters Pt Ridge
 
42. Irish
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Map of the 42 hills listed in order from Hills of San Francisco[3]

Hills

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Name Height Notes
Alamo Heights[3][8][9] 225 ft (69 m)
Anza Hill[3][10][11] 260 ft (79 m)
Athens Street 612 ft (187 m)
Bernal Heights[3][12][13] 433 ft (132 m)
Buena Vista Heights[3][14][15] 569 ft (173 m)
Candlestick Hill[3][16][17] 500 ft (152 m)
Billy Goat Hill[18] 354 ft (108 m)
Castro Hill[3][19][20] 407 ft (124 m)
Cathedral Hill 206 ft (63 m)
City College Hill[3][21][22] (Cloud Hill) 350 ft (107 m)
College Hill (San Francisco)[3][23][24] 200 ft (61 m)
Corona Heights[3][25][26] 510 ft (155 m)
Dolores Heights[3][27][28] (Liberty Hill) 360 ft (110 m)
Edgehill Mountain[3][29][30] 725 ft (221 m) Hill is northwest of Mt Davidson; the summit is ringed by Edgehill Way (in the backyard of a personal residence)
Excelsior Heights[3][31][32] 315 ft (96 m)
Forest Hill[3][33][34] 800 ft (244 m) Top of the hill is considered to be the west end of Mendosa Avenue; there are two water tanks and a broadcast tower at the summit - behind a secured gate
Gold Mine Hill[3][35][36] 679 ft (207 m) Diamond Heights
Grand View 666 ft (203 m) Grand View Park; Golden Gate Heights
Heidelberg Hill[37] 250 ft (76 m) Golden Gate Park
Holly Park Hill[3][38][39] 274 ft (84 m) Holly Park near Bernal Heights
Hunters Point Ridge[3][40][41] 275 ft (84 m)
Irish Hill[3][42][43] 250 ft (76 m)
Lafayette Heights[3][44][45] 378 ft (115 m)
Larsen Peak[3][46][47] 725 ft (221 m) Sunset Heights Park; Golden Gate Heights
Laurel Hill[3][48][49] 264 ft (80 m)
Lincoln Heights[3][50][51] 380 ft (116 m) Northwestern corner of the Richmond District, including the Legion of Honor
Lone Mountain[3][52][53] 448 ft (137 m)
McLaren Ridge[3][54][55] 515 ft (157 m)
Merced Heights[3][56][57] 500 ft (152 m) Shields Orizaba Rocky Outcrop
Mint Hill[5] 157 ft (48 m)
Mount Davidson[3][58][59] 925 ft (282 m) Miraloma Park, Sherwood Forest
Mount Olympus[3][60][61] 570 ft (174 m)
Mount St. Joseph[3][62][63] 250 ft (76 m)
Mount Sutro[3][64][65] 911 ft (278 m)
Nob Hill[3][66][67] 376 ft (115 m)
Pacific Heights[3][68][69] 370 ft (113 m)
Parnassus Heights[3][70] 400 ft (122 m)
Potrero Hill[3][71][72] 300 ft (91 m)
Presidio Heights[3][73][74] 370 ft (113 m)
Red Rock Hill[3][75][36] 689 ft (210 m) Diamond Heights
Rincon Hill[3][76][77] 100 ft (30 m) Top of the hill is considered to be near First & Harrison
Russian Hill[3][78][79] 294 ft (90 m)
Silver Terrace 275 ft (84 m) South end of the city
Strawberry Hill[3][80][81] 412 ft (126 m) Golden Gate Park, ringed by Blue Heron Lake (formerly Stow Lake)
Sutro Heights[3][82][83] 200 ft (61 m)
Tank Hill 650 ft (198 m) Clarendon Heights
Telegraph Hill[3][84][85] 284 ft (87 m)
Twin Peaks[3][86][87] North (Eureka Peak) 904 ft (276 m)
Twin Peaks[3][86][87] South (Noe Peak) 910 ft (277 m)
University Mound[3][88][89] 265 ft (81 m)
Washington Heights[3][90][91] 260 ft (79 m)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hansen, Gladys (1995). San Francisco Almanac (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Chronicle Books. p. 237. ISBN 0-8118-0841-6.
  2. ^ a b Tom Graham (7 November 2004). "City of Hills". The San Francisco Chronicle. p. PK-20. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as Hills of San Francisco. Chronicle Publishing. 1959.
  4. ^ Hansen, Gladys (1995). San Francisco Almanac (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Chronicle Books. pp. 237–238. ISBN 0-8118-0841-6.
  5. ^ a b Hansen, Gladys (1995). San Francisco Almanac (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Chronicle Books. pp. 311–337. ISBN 0-8118-0841-6.
  6. ^ Tom Graham (7 November 2004). "Peak Experience". The San Francisco Chronicle. p. PK-23. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  7. ^ Dave Schweisguth (18 August 2007). "How Many Hills Are There In San Francisco?". sfgazetteer. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  8. ^ "Quiet Park Has Violent History". San Francisco Chronicle. 28 April 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  9. ^ King, John (2 August 2013). "Alamo Heights a tourist attraction". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  10. ^ "The Good-Natured Gardeners of Anza Vista". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  11. ^ King, John (27 November 2013). "Just a hint of personality in Anza Vista tract". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  12. ^ "City Surrounded, But Didn't Top This Hill". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  13. ^ King, John (20 November 2013). "Bernal Heights holds on to tradition of activism". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Buena Vista's View Reaches Out". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  15. ^ King, John (4 December 2013). "Buena Vista Park - green space both tamed and wild". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Carved Crest at Candlestick Point". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
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  18. ^ "Billy Goat Hill". 10 May 2012.
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  21. ^ "Jail Gone, City College Took Hill". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  22. ^ King, John (17 December 2013). "Students, residents come together on S.F.'s City College Hill". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Where St. Mary's College Was Part of S.F." San Francisco Chronicle. 15 September 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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  25. ^ "Corona Heights ... Hill With a Youthful View". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
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  27. ^ "Dolores Heights' Own Spectacular". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  28. ^ King, John (28 August 2013). "Dolores Heights architecture is like a tapestry". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  29. ^ "A Steep, Green Country Hill". San Francisco Chronicle. 7 July 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  30. ^ King, John (16 July 2013). "Edgehill Mountain in S.F.: Rock unsteady". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  31. ^ "Excelsior Heights Settlers Stay On". San Francisco Chronicle. 25 August 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  32. ^ King, John (1 May 2013). "High adventure - rediscovering S.F.'s hills". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  33. ^ "Private Lives on Forest Hill". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  34. ^ King, John (2 November 2013). "Forest Hill - Tudors just minutes from downtown". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  35. ^ "Summit With a Future". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  36. ^ a b King, John (1 May 2013). "Diamond Heights: S.F.'s flawed jewel". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  37. ^ "How Many Hills Are There In San Francisco?". sfgazetteer.com. March 2007. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023.
  38. ^ "Holly Park Hill-Low but Pleasantly Green". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  39. ^ King, John (19 June 2013). "Holly Park symbolizes S.F. dog situation". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  40. ^ "Historic Little Ridge On Hunters Point". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  41. ^ King, John (8 November 2013). "Hopeful designs in Hutners Point projects". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  42. ^ "A City Hill That Man Has Cut Away". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  43. ^ King, John (8 January 2014). "Irish Hill shows us S.F. will always be full of surprises". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  44. ^ "Hilltop of History ... Lafayette Square". San Francisco Chronicle. 31 March 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  45. ^ King, John (5 June 2013). "Lafayette Park revamp spurs heap of ideas". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  46. ^ "Susnet Panorama from Larsen's Peak". San Francisco Chronicle. 21 June 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  47. ^ King, John (30 April 2013). "Golden Gate Heights' shining mosaic steps". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  48. ^ "Laurel: a Hill for the Living". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  49. ^ King, John (25 October 2013). "Laurel Hill: Slice of suburbia fits right into city". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  50. ^ "View From Lincoln Heights". San Francisco Chronicle. 17 February 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  51. ^ King, John (8 May 2013). "Lincoln Heights prizes tradition and views". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  52. ^ "Lone Mountain: Island of Calm". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  53. ^ King, John (13 November 2013). "USF's Lone Mountain no longer a place apart". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  54. ^ "Hill With History ... and a Future". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  55. ^ King, John (25 October 2013). "McLaren Park in S.F. sharpens focus". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  56. ^ "A Ridge Overlooked by History". San Francisco Chronicle. 29 September 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  57. ^ King, John (1 May 2013). "Merced Heights: an imperfect Eden". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  58. ^ "Mount Davidson and the Cross". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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  60. ^ "Mount Olympus: View from City's Center". San Francisco Chronicle. 24 February 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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  62. ^ "A Home on Mount St. Joseph's". San Francisco Chronicle. 21 July 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  63. ^ King, John (23 July 2013). "Hill where orphanage sat now has suburban feel". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  64. ^ "Mt. Sutro-Nature Was Revamped to Save S.F." San Francisco Chronicle. 1 September 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  65. ^ King, John (3 July 2013). "Highly debated: How Sutro Tower has piqued controversy". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  66. ^ "Famous Nob Hill—'The Best of San Francisco'". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  67. ^ King, John (2 September 2014). "Nob Hill fading from view". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  68. ^ "S.F.'s Traditional Socialite Ridge". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  69. ^ King, John (25 October 2013). "Pacific Heights - wealthy families who give back". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  70. ^ "Medical Center on Parnassus". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  71. ^ "Potrero Hill: A Quiet Island in a Noisy Swirl of Traffic and Industry". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  72. ^ King, John (11 December 2013). "Potrero Hill shops maintain a local feel". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  73. ^ "Where the Presidio Is Submlimest". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  74. ^ King, John (25 October 2013). "Restoration and remembrance on Presidio Hill". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  75. ^ "A Soaring Future for Red Rock Hill". San Francisco Chronicle. 18 August 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  76. ^ "One of the Hills that Was San Francisco—Rincon". San Francisco Chronicle. 13 January 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  77. ^ King, John (31 July 2013). "Rincon Hill residential market looking up". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  78. ^ "Russian Hill: Steep, Green Home Place". San Francisco Chronicle. 14 April 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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  80. ^ "The View From Strawberry Hill". San Francisco Chronicle. 24 March 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  81. ^ King, John (6 August 2013). "Park's tallest peak falls short of its popular neighbors". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  82. ^ "Sutro Heights–An Ocean View". San Francisco Chronicle. 30 January 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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  84. ^ "Telegraph Hill: Goats to Glamour". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  85. ^ King, John (14 March 2014). "Telegraph Hill landmarks send message to the world". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  86. ^ a b "Twin Peaks: Boss View of Them All". San Francisco Chronicle. 11 August 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  87. ^ a b King, John (1 May 2013). "Twin Peaks a towering tribute to nature". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  88. ^ "A Hill That Couldn't Live Up to its Name". San Francisco Chronicle. 16 June 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  89. ^ King, John (11 June 2013). "University Mound, true diversity symbol". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  90. ^ "A Scholarly Summit on Geary". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  91. ^ King, John (3 September 2013). "Students revel in Washington Heights' views, vibe". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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