Twin Peaks
The Twin Peaks are two prominent hills with an elevation of about 925 feet located near the geographic center of San Francisco, California. The Twin Peaks are the second and third highest natural points in San Francisco; only 928 foot Mount Davidson is higher within city limits.Photo: Octoferret, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 915 feet
- Description: two hills in San Francisco, California
- Also known as: “Las Papas”, “Los Pechos De La Choca”, “Los Pechos De La Chola”, “Mission Peaks”, “Paps”, “Pechos de la Choca”, and “San Miguel Hills”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Twin Peaks Tunnel and Twin Peaks Reservoir.
Twin Peaks Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: Jef Poskanzer, CC BY 2.0.
The Twin Peaks Tunnel is a 2.27-mile-long light rail/streetcar tunnel in San Francisco, California. The tunnel runs under Twin Peaks and is used by the K Ingleside, L Taraval, M Ocean View and S Shuttle lines of the Muni Metro system.
Mount Sutro
Peak
Photo: Hourann Bosci, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Sutro is a hill in central San Francisco, California. It was originally named Mount Parnassus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twin Peaks-Lake Merced and Diamond Heights.
Twin Peaks-Lake Merced
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Southwestern San Francisco is made up of several hilly neighborhoods that include some of the city's highest peaks, beautiful parkland, and tranquil neighborhoods tucked in the hillsides, where you'll find spectacular views and quiet parks.
Diamond Heights
Neighborhood
Diamond Heights is a neighborhood in central San Francisco, California, roughly bordered by Diamond Heights Boulevard and Noe Valley to the north and east and Glen Canyon Park to the south and west.
Noe Valley
Quarter
Photo: Yaman32, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Noe Valley is a neighborhood in central San Francisco, California. It is named for Don José de Jesús Noé, noted 19th-century Californio statesman and ranchero, who owned much of the area and served as mayor.
Twin Peaks
- Categories: mountain, neighborhood in San Francisco, hill, neighborhood, and landform
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Twin Peaks from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Twin Peaks” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قمم التوأم”
- Bosnian: “Twin Peaks”
- Bulgarian: “Туин Пийкс”
- Cebuano: “Twin Peaks”
- Chinese: “双峰”
- Chinese: “雙峰”
- Dutch: “Twin Peaks”
- Esperanto: “Ĝemelaj Pintoj”
- French: “Twin Peaks”
- German: “Twin Peaks”
- Japanese: “ツインピークス”
- Japanese: “以前は”
- Romanian: “Twin Peaks”
- Russian: “Твин-Пикс”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Twin Peaks”
- Spanish: “Twin Peaks”
- Swedish: “Twin Peaks, Kalifornien”
- Swedish: “Twin Peaks”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks Viewpoint.
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