List of hills in San Francisco

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.

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

Prior lists

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Several cities claim to have been built on seven hills. While "The Seven Hills of San Francisco" is a phrase no one in San Francisco would recognize, seven of the city's 35+ hills that are most well-known among tourists 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]

Map

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

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

↖34. Twin Peaks
35. Excelsior Hts
35. Excelsior Hts
36. Red Rock
36. Red Rock
37. Washington Hts
37. Washington Hts
38. Mt Olympus
38. Mt Olympus
39. Nob
39. Nob
↑ 40. College
↑
40. College
41. Hunters Pt Ridge
41. Hunters Pt Ridge
42. Irish
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.
  17. ^ King, John (25 October 2013). "Bayview Hill now at nature's end zone". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Billy Goat Hill". 10 May 2012.
  19. ^ "The Modest Summit Most People Overlook". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  20. ^ King, John (26 June 2013). "Serenity, geography define Collingwood Street hill". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  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.
  24. ^ King, John (21 May 2013). "College Hill was original St. Mary's home". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  25. ^ "Corona Heights ... Hill With a Youthful View". San Francisco Chronicle. 1958.
  26. ^ King, John (21 August 2013). "Randall Museum, Corona Heights: urban families". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  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.
  59. ^ King, John (14 August 2013). "Mount Davidson - from crossroads to views". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  60. ^ "Mount Olympus: View from City's Center". San Francisco Chronicle. 24 February 1958. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  61. ^ King, John (16 May 2013). "S.F. Mt. Olympus' mythological heights". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  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.
  79. ^ King, John (28 May 2013). "Russian Hill's lofty role in height debate". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  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.
  83. ^ King, John (9 April 2013). "Hills of San Francisco: Sutro Heights". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2017. (subscription required)
  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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