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Telegraph Hill

Telegraph Hill rises to 91 m in California. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Telegraph Hill (elev. 285 ft (87 m)) is a hill and surrounding neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". The iconic Coit Tower stands at the apex of Telegraph Hill.

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Wikidata Q1283754, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
91 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.80273, -122.40585

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
Artworks
Peaks
Gardens: 59
Historic sites: 58
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 54
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.8 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.7 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 53
Attractions
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 2
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.3 mi
  • Temple: 24.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Telegraph Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW371 m8.1 mi
Richardson EastWNW339 m6.1 mi
Peak 1041WNW317 m7.3 mi
Mount DavidsonSSW283 m5.2 mi
Slacker HillWNW282 m5.1 mi
Hawk HillWNW281 m5.4 mi
Mount SutroSW278 m4.2 mi
Noe PeakSSW274 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2216:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525456565860606263625753
Precip in4.44.43.21.60.70.20.00.10.10.92.64.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Dwtn, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358807538

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