Black Hills
The Black Hills are a mountain range in Contra Costa County, California. Black Hills has an elevation of 968 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Briones Reservoir and Leuschner Observatory.
Briones Reservoir
Reservoir
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Briones Reservoir is an open cut terminal water storage reservoir located in western Contra Costa County, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California. It is owned and operated by the East Bay Municipal Utility District.
Leuschner Observatory
Observatory
Leuschner Observatory, originally called the Students' Observatory, is an observatory jointly operated by the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco State University. Leuschner Observatory is situated 2 miles east of Black Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orinda and La Loma Park.
Orinda
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Orinda is a wealthy suburban refuge of most of the lawyers and bankers in Contra Costa County in the state of California.
La Loma Park
Neighborhood
La Loma Park is a neighborhood and tract of land located in the Berkeley Hills section of the city of Berkeley, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. La Loma Park is situated 4 miles southwest of Black Hills.
Glorietta
Neighborhood
Glorietta is a former unincorporated community, now annexed to Orinda in Contra Costa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 597 feet. Glorietta is situated 4 miles south of Black Hills.
Black Hills
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 968 feet
- Description: mountain range in Contra Costa County, California
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Black Hills” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Hills”
- Ladin: “Black Hills (Contra Costa County)”
- Ladin: “Black Hills”
- Venetian: “Black Hills”
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Localities in the Area
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