Mount Davidson (California)

Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson as seen from Forest Hill Extension
Highest point
Elevation928 ft (283 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence627 ft (191 m)
Listing
Coordinates37°44′18″N 122°27′17″W / 37.7382594°N 122.4546304°W / 37.7382594; -122.4546304[2]
Geography
Mount Davidson is located in San Francisco County
Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson is located in California
Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson is located in the United States
Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson
LocationSan Francisco, California U.S., United States
Topo mapUSGS San Francisco South
Climbing
Easiest routeHike
Mount Davidson Park
Map
TypeMunicipal (San Francisco)
LocationSan Francisco
Coordinates37°44′18″N 122°27′18″W / 37.7382643°N 122.4549715°W / 37.7382643; -122.4549715
Area38 acres (15 ha)
Created1920s
StatusOpen all year

Mount Davidson is the highest natural point in San Francisco, California, with an elevation of 928 feet (283 m).[2] It is located near the geographical center of the city, south of Twin Peaks and Portola Drive and to the west of Diamond Heights and Glen Park. It dominates the southeastern view from most of Portola Drive. It is one of San Francisco's many hills and one of its original "Seven Hills".[3]

Mount Davidson's most notable feature, aside from its height, is the 103-foot (31.4 m) concrete cross situated on the crest of the hill.[4] It is the site of a yearly prayer service, performed on Easter, when the cross is illuminated,[5] and a yearly commemoration of the Armenian genocide, held on April 24.[6]

Mount Davidson Park tops the hill – excluding the land at the summit, which is privately owned. The parkland portion is located between Myra Way (east), Dalewood Way (southwest), and Juanita Way (north). Public transportation is provided by the 36 Teresita Muni line, which stops at the Dalewood Way and Myra Way entrance to the park.

The residential neighborhoods around Mount Davidson Park are Miraloma Park to the east and Westwood Highlands and Sherwood Forest to the southwest.

  1. ^ "Mount Davidson, California". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Davidson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  3. ^ Hansen, Gladys (1995). San Francisco Almanac (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Chronicle Books. p. 237. ISBN 0-8118-0841-6.
  4. ^ Proctor, Jacqueline (2018). "Mt. Davidson » West of Twin Peaks Timeline". Mt. Davidson. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ^ Proctor, Jacqueline (2018). "Mt. Davidson » Easter Sunrise Service 2018". Mt. Davidson. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  6. ^ "Mt. Davidson Cross in San Francisco, California". www.armenian-genocide.org. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

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