Mount Davidson (California)
Highest point in San Francisco, US
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Mount Davidson is the highest natural point in San Francisco, California, with an elevation of 928 feet (283 m). Located on the West Side of the city, Mount Davidson sits 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".
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. It is the site of a yearly prayer service, performed on Easter, when the cross is illuminated, and a yearly commemoration of the Armenian genocide, held on April 24.
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