Edgehill Mountain

Edgehill Mountain is one of the 46 hills of the City and County of San Francisco, California, located in the United States of America. This hill is part of a western greenbelt that connects Mount Davidson, Hawk Hill, Twin Peaks, and the area around Laguna Honda Reservoir, which all run on the crest of a ridge of hill tops through the center of the city. The neighborhood surrounding the hill boasts a small park by the same name.^[3]

Edgehill Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	734 ft (224 m)[1]
Coordinates	37°44′34″N 122°27′33″W
Geography
Edgehill Mountain Location of Edgehill Mountain
Location	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Topo map	USGS San Francisco South
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Edgehill Mountain Park[2]
Type	Municipal (San Francisco)
Location	San Francisco
Area	38 acres (15 ha)
Created	1985

History

The area of land comprising the hill top was once part of Adolph Sutro's San Miguel Ranch. This property was sold after Sutro's death in 1898. This area of land then became one of the city's first subdivisions, known as Claremont Court, after which houses were built on the mountain's western and southern slopes. Major problems with building on this land began in 1952 and 1953 when winter rains caused part of Edgehill Way, and one home on it, to slide down the mountain side.^[4] Edgehill Mountain Park was established in 1985 when the city purchased 1 acre (0.4 ha) of the mountain's undeveloped, western slope and designated the area an Open Space Park. One of the hill's slopes located above some newly constructed homes collapsed during a rainstorm in 1997, causing mud and rock to cascade onto the houses below.^[5]

References

1. Google Earth
2. "Edgehill Mountain". ParkSpace, San Francisco. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
3. "Friends of Edgehill Mountain Park". Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
4. "Home Damaged". Oakland Tribune. January 16, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Chao, Julie (January 28, 1997). "Edgehill slide owners told to repair hill". San Francisco Examiner. p. 4. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.