Telegraph Hill
Telegraph Hill is a peak in San Francisco, Bay Area, California and has an elevation of 295 feet. Telegraph Hill is situated nearby to the quarter North Beach, as well as near Chinatown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coit Tower and Pioneer Park.
Coit Tower
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coit Tower is a 210-foot tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California, overlooking the city and San Francisco Bay. The tower, in the city's Pioneer Park, was built between 1932 and 1933 using Lillie Hitchcock Coit's bequest to beautify the city of San Francisco.
Pioneer Park
Park
Photo: Kyle Harmon, CC BY 2.0.
Pioneer Park is a 4.89-acre park crowning the top of Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. It was established in 1876 in celebration of the United States Centennial.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Telegraph Hill and North Beach.
Telegraph Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Matt314, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Telegraph Hill is a hill and surrounding neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". The iconic Coit Tower stands at the apex of Telegraph Hill.
North Beach
Quarter
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
North Beach is a neighborhood in the northeast of San Francisco adjacent to Chinatown, the Financial District, and Russian Hill. The neighborhood is San Francisco's "Little Italy" and has historically been home to a large Italian American population, largely from Northern Italy.
Chinatown-North Beach
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chinatown-North Beach in San Francisco combines two adjoining neighbors, both of which are among the city's most popular immigrant neighborhoods. Culturally and aesthetically, they could not be more different yet their streets mesh seamlessly together.
Telegraph Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 295 feet
- Also known as: “Goat Hill”, “Loma Alta”, “Montgomery Hill”, “Punta Loma”, “Signal Hill”, “Telly-graft Hill”, “Tin Can Hill”, and “Windmill Hill”
- Category: landform
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.80273° or 37° 48′ 10″ northLongitude
-122.40585° or 122° 24′ 21″ westElevation
295 feet (90 metres)Open location code
849VRH3V+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 358807538OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
5401353
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Telegraph Hill” goes by many names.
- French: “Telegraph Hill”
- German: “Telegraph Hill”
- Spanish: “Telegraph Hill”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chinatown and Russian Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Julius’ Castle and Filbert Steps Garden.
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