Briones Hills
The Briones Hills form a low mountain range in western Contra Costa County, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States.Photo: Wikiwatcher1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leuschner Observatory and Oakmont Memorial Park.
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 1½ miles south of Briones Hills.
Oakmont Memorial Park
Cemetery
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Oakmont Memorial Park is a cemetery, crematorium and funeral home in Lafayette, California, United States. Oakmont Memorial Park is situated 2½ miles east of Briones Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alhambra Valley and Reliez Valley.
Alhambra Valley
Suburb
Alhambra Valley is a census-designated place in the Briones Hills of central Contra Costa County, California. Alhambra Valley sits at an elevation of 525 feet. Alhambra Valley is situated 2 miles northeast of Briones Hills.
Reliez Valley
Suburb
Reliez Valley is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California. Reliez Valley sits at an elevation of 299 feet. The 2020 United States census reported Reliez Valley's population was 3,354. Reliez Valley is situated 3 miles east of Briones Hills.
Lafayette
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Lafayette is a city of 25,000 in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. It is primarily a residential town located in the hills between Berkeley and Walnut Creek, although it does offer shopping and dining, and the Lafayette Reservoir is popular with hikers.
Briones Hills
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,411 feet
- Description: location in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Briones Hills” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Briones Hills”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تلال بريونس”
- Ladin: “Briones Hills”
- Venetian: “Briones Hills”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Briones and Muir.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sindicich Lagoons and Briones Regional Park.
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