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List of hills in San Francisco

List of hills in San Francisco

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This is a list of the hills of 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.

Prior lists

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:"The Seven Hills of San Francisco" are 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

↑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
Map of the 42 hills listed in order from Hills of San Francisco[3]

Hills

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References

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