Nob Hill
Nob Hill is a peak in San Francisco, Bay Area, California and has an elevation of 341 feet. Nob Hill is situated nearby to the neighborhood Polk Gulch, as well as near Russian Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grace Cathedral and Transamerica Pyramid.
Grace Cathedral
Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grace Cathedral is an American cathedral of the Episcopal Church in San Francisco, California. On top of Nob Hill, Grace is the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of California, led by Bishop Austin Keith Rios since 2024, while the cathedral's local parish has been led by Dean Malcolm Clemens Young since 2015.
Transamerica Pyramid
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Transamerica Pyramid is a pyramid-shaped 48-story modernist skyscraper in San Francisco, California, United States, and the second tallest building in the San Francisco skyline.
San Francisco Cable Car Museum
Museum
Photo: Jaredzimmerman (WMF), CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cable Car Museum is a free museum in the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Located at 1201 Mason Street, it contains historical and explanatory exhibits on the San Francisco cable car system, which can itself be regarded as a working museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nob Hill and Nob Hill-Russian Hill.
Nob Hill
Quarter
Photo: Fredhsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nob Hill is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States that is known for its numerous luxury hotels and historic mansions. Nob Hill has historically served as a center of San Francisco's upper class.
Nob Hill-Russian Hill
Photo: Antoinetav, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Atop the hills overlooking the bay and bustling downtown San Francisco are two adjacent neighborhoods famed for their wealth, panoramic views, and the historic cable cars which still climb the steep streets of the area.
Lower Nob Hill Apartment Hotel District
Neighborhood
Photo: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lower Nob Hill Apartment Hotel District is a historic district located in downtown San Francisco, California, in an area that sits between the Nob Hill and Tenderloin neighborhoods.
Nob Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 341 feet
- Also known as: “Fern Hill”
- Category: landform
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.79326° or 37° 47′ 36″ northLongitude
-122.41525° or 122° 24′ 55″ westElevation
341 feet (104 metres)Open location code
849VQHVM+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 358806914OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
5377128
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Nob Hill” goes by many names.
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Polk Gulch and Russian Hill.
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