Several cities claim to have been built on seven hills. Seven of the city's most well-known hills, sometimes referred to collectively as the "Seven Hills of San Francisco," include
Telegraph Hill,
Nob Hill,
Russian Hill,
Rincon Hill,
Twin Peaks,
Mount Davidson and
Lone Mountain or
Mount Sutro. The origin of most longer lists of San Francisco hills is
Hills of San Francisco, a compilation of 42
San Francisco Chronicle columns, each describing one of the city's hills. The "Hills" chapter of
Gladys Hansen's
San Francisco Almanac repeated the list given in
Hills of San Francisco and added the then-recently-named Cathedral Hill for a total of 43, but the "Places" chapter listed many additional hills. More recent lists include more hills, some lesser-known, some not on the mainland, and some without names. ==Map==