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


Prior lists

Several cities claim to have been built on seven hills. "The Seven Hills of San Francisco" are
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. The origin of most longer lists of San Francisco hills is ''Hills of San Francisco'', a compilation of 42 ''
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'' columns, each describing one of the city's hills. The "Hills" chapter of
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's ''San Francisco Almanac'' 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 listed many additional hills. More recent lists include more hills, some lesser-known, some not on the mainland, and some without names.


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See also

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List of San Francisco placename etymologies This is a list of place name etymologies in San Francisco, California. Place names See also * List of hills in San Francisco * List of streets in San Francisco Further reading * * External links * References {{Streets in San Francisco ...
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List of summits of the San Francisco Bay Area This is a list of named summits in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area that are more than above sea level. Note that there are no natural features above in the city of San Francisco. Unless otherwise referenced, all data are from the Geograp ...
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Neighborhoods in San Francisco San Francisco, in the US state of California, has both major, well-known neighborhoods and districts as well as smaller, specific subsections and developments. While there is considerable fluidity among the sources, one guidebook identifies five m ...


References


External links


"High on a Hill: Hills of the City", MisterSF.com

"Seven Hells of SF: The road to hell is paved with potholes", ''San Francisco Bay Guardian'' 2008-Jun-30
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Hills A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit. Terminology The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not as ...