This is a list of the hills in San Francisco, California.
This is a list of the hills in San Francisco, California.
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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| Name | Height | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alamo Heights [3] [8] [9] | 225 ft (69 m) | Alamo Hill |
| Anza Vista [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) | |
| Bayview Hill [3] [16] [17] (Candlestick Hill) | 500 ft (152 m) | Bay View Park |
| 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) | Mountain 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) | |
| Larsen Peak [3] [44] [45] | 725 ft (221 m) | Sunset Heights Park; Golden Gate Heights |
| Laurel Hill [3] [46] [47] | 264 ft (80 m) | |
| Lincoln Heights [3] [48] [49] | 380 ft (116 m) | Northwestern corner of the Richmond District, including the Legion of Honor |
| Lone Mountain [3] [50] [51] | 448 ft (137 m) | |
| McLaren Ridge [3] [52] [53] | 515 ft (157 m) | |
| Merced Heights [3] [54] [55] | 500 ft (152 m) | Shields Orizaba Rocky Outcrop |
| Mint Hill [5] | 157 ft (48 m) | |
| Mount Davidson [3] [56] [57] | 925 ft (282 m) | Miraloma Park, Sherwood Forest |
| Mount Olympus [3] [58] [59] | 570 ft (174 m) | |
| Mount St. Joseph [3] [60] [61] | 250 ft (76 m) | |
| Mount Sutro [3] [62] [63] | 911 ft (278 m) | |
| Nob Hill [3] [64] [65] | 376 ft (115 m) | |
| Pacific Heights [3] [66] [67] | 370 ft (113 m) | Lafayette Park, Lafayette Square, Lafayette Heights [68] [69] |
| 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) |
