Signal Hill

Signal Hill is a peak in and has an elevation of 413 metres. Signal Hill is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Rock and Ibex Cave.

Peak
Photo: Gibnews, Public domain.
of Gibraltar is a monolithic limestone mountain 426 m high dominating the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. It is situated near the end of a narrow 9-kilometre-long promontory stretching due south into the Mediterranean Sea and is located within the British territory of .

Cave
Photo: AquilaGib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a limestone cave on the which has yielded stone artifacts of Mousterian tradition. It was discovered in 1975. It is so named as an ibex skull was found within the cave which would have been hunted by the Neanderthals of Gibraltar thousands of years ago.

Cave
Photo: Rockysantos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
This is a list of all discovered in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Side and Coaling Island.

Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing in , on the eastern side of away from Westside.

Locality
Photo: Mrjohncummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of . It is located at the centre of the western end of Gibraltar Harbour as one of its industrial zones.

Neighborhood
Photo: James Cridland, CC BY 2.0.
The is the name given to a medieval fortification in comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House.

Signal Hill

Latitude
36.13396° or 36° 8′ 2″ north
Longitude
-5.34567° or 5° 20′ 44″ west
Elevation
413 metres (1,355 feet)
Open location code
8C8P4MM3+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8910097389
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2411456
Wiki­data ID
Q24698076
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Satellite Map

Discover Signal Hill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Signal Hill” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Signal Hill”
  • Dutch: “Signal Hill (kulle i Gibraltar)”
  • Swedish: “Signal Hill (kulle i Gibraltar)”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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