Lafayette Ridge

Lafayette Ridge is a ridge in , and has an elevation of 1,129 feet. Lafayette Ridge is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leuschner Observatory and Lafayette station.

Observatory
, originally called the Students' Observatory, is an observatory jointly operated by the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco State University. is situated 2 miles west of Lafayette Ridge.

Metro station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in . The station consists of one island platform in the center median of State Route 24 just south of the Lafayette Hillside Memorial. It is served by the Yellow Line.

Memorial
Photo: Falcorian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a collection of religious symbols, accompanied by a large sign, in . The memorial commemorates soldiers killed in the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan, with the sign containing a running total of the death count as recorded by the US Department of Defense.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lafayette and Acalanes Ridge.

Photo: Chevy111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city of 25,000 in the East Bay region of the Bay Area in . It is primarily a residential town located in the hills between and , although it does offer shopping and dining, and the Reservoir is popular with hikers.

Suburb
is a census-designated place in , United States. sits at an elevation of 499 feet. The population was 1,285 at the 2020 Census. is situated 2½ miles east of Lafayette Ridge.

Suburb
is a census-designated place in , United States. sits at an elevation of 299 feet. The 2020 United States census reported 's population as 3,354. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lafayette Ridge.

Lafayette Ridge

Latitude
37.9102° or 37° 54′ 37″ north
Longitude
-122.12191° or 122° 7′ 19″ west
Elevation
1,129 feet (344 metres)
Open location code
849VWV6H+36
Geo­Names ID
5364239
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