Berkeley Hills | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 581 m (1,906 ft) |
Geography | |
Location of Berkeley Hills in California[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
District | Alameda County |
Range coordinates | 37°52′58″N 122°14′16″W / 37.88278°N 122.23778°W |
Topo map | USGS |
The Berkeley Hills are a range of the Pacific Coast Ranges, and overlook the northeast side of the valley that encompasses San Francisco Bay. They were previously called the "Contra Costa Range/Hills"[2][3] (from the original Spanish Sierra de la Contra Costa), but with the establishment of Berkeley and the University of California, the current usage was applied by geographers and gazetteers.